What are LINks?

Local Involvement Networks in Health and Social Care (LINks) is your chance to get involved and shape the way that services in health and social care are provided.

LINks looks at the whole patient/service user journey and offers flexible 'participation' whilst recognising that everyone in the community has different needs. LINks uses existing networks and community activity allowing local people to dip in and dip out of issues and concerns as no formal membership is required.

• A successful LINk will use a range of creative ways to continually reach out to local people.
• LINks will gather evidence of local needs and experiences using existing sources and user groups and through analysis of this information make recommendations to commissioners, providers, managers, Health, Overview and Scrutiny Committees, and regulators.
• LINks will also be able to enter certain types of premises and view the services provided.
• LINks will help health and social care commissioners to make the right decisions, give providers ongoing feedback and help managers know if purchased and provided services meet local need.
• The information from LINks will also allow Health Overview and Scrutiny Committees to base reviews on actual feedback and help regulators access local information on needs and experiences.

Want to find out more?

Use the link below to download a newsletter in adobe acrobat pdf format ( you will need the free adobe acrobat reader software to open it)

Local LINks Newsletter