Commentary on Sections Patient and public involvement Section 18: Annual reports
97.Section 18 requires Patients’ Forums to produce annual reports of their activities after the end of the financial year, to be submitted to the Patients’ Forum’s trust, the Secretary of State, CPPIH and the relevant overview and scrutiny committee and Strategic Health Authority.  The Patients’ Forum must include in the report a section that shows how it obtained the views of patients during the year.