Local Involvement Networks (LINks)

Local Involvement Networks (LINks)

Local Involvement Networks Explained (658Kb)

What LINks Can Do For You

LINks will:

• Give you the chance to say what you think about your local services
• Give you the chance to check how these services are planned and run
• Give you feedback on what people have said about services so things can change for the better

What Good It Could Do

The best advice on planning and delivering services comes from people who have experienced the service or have friends or family who have.

Health and Social Care services affect us all – have your say! The more people involved, the more influence you will have.

Can I Be Part of LINk?

Yes! Anyone and everyone can be. There are so many ways you can be involved from becoming a full member to merely answering a 10-minute questionaire. You can give as much or as little time as you want.

How Much Time It Will Take

This is entirely up to you! For example:

• Answering a 10-minute questionnaire once every three months
• Sending us an email with your point of view.
• Involvement in managing the LINk, e.g. attending committee meetings
• Short term involvement in a specific local issue

You do not have to become a member to be involved.

Who Else is Involved Locally

There are other local organisations involved in LINks. To learn more about them and their involvement in LINks, please use the website links below.

• Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust
  (www.awp.nhs.uk)

• Great Western Ambulance
  (www.wiltsamb.nhs.uk)

• Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust
  (www.gwhswindon.org.uk)

• Swindon Primary Care Trust
  (www.swindonpct.nhs.uk)

How to Get Involved

For information, please see the Swindon LINk website (www.swindonlink.org)