The job of a Local Involvement Network (LINk) is to:
give everyone the chance to say what they think about their local health and social care services - what's working well and what's not; give people the chance to check how services are planned and run; and make councillors and board member and managers take into account what people have said about services, so that things can change for the better.
Who can be involved?
Anyone can be part of a LINk. This means any members of the public and representatives of any groups in Suffolk will be able to join in and make a difference.
What powers will the new Suffolk LINk have?
It will be able to:make reports and recommendations and get a full response and explanation from the local health service or the council within a set amount of time; ask for information and get a reply within a set amount of time; visit some types of services to review and see what they do; and tell elected councillors on the Health or the Adult and Community Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee what they have found out about services and get them to consider the issue and respond.
To give Suffolk LINk your views contact:
The Suffolk LINk Team, Shaw Trust, Room 18, Red Gables, Ipswich Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1BE
Tel: 01449 771246
Email: michael.ogden@shaw-trust.org.uk
For further information go to the Suffolk LINk website.