Welcome to LINks in Derbyshire

Since April 2008 there is a new opportunity for you to get involved in social care and health services in Derbyshire.

We have appointed a host organisation to run LINks, the new government funded programme, that lets you make your voice heard and have your say in how health and social care services are planned and run.

We have set up the LINks section of our website to let you know what arrangements are in place and to get your feedback on the process.

A stronger local voice, published in July 2006, set out government policy on the future development of the patient, user and public involvement system, including proposals to establish Local Involvement Networks (LINks).

These networks enable communities to engage flexibly with health and social care organisations, in ways that best suit the communities and the people in them. They will build on the work of Patient Forums and many other user involvement activities, creating a strengthened system of user involvement, and will promote public accountability in health and social care through open and transparent communication with commissioners and providers.

Funded by the government, LINks are independent and bring real accountability to the whole system, from commissioning to front-line care. They draw together the views, voices and ideas of local people, organisations and groups within the community in order to give them the chance to influence all health and social care services – whether they are run by councils or the NHS.

To find out more about LINks and what we are doing to support the Derbyshire LINk, please click on the topics in the left hand menu or download the documents listed in the more information section on this page.

Welcome to LINks in Derbyshire

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