Have your say

Everyone has views about what the health service should be doing. One way to get involved and have your say is through the Local Involvement Network or LINk

Local Involvement Networks are the main (but certainly not the only) mechanism for involving and engaging citizens in health and adult social care planning, influencing changes and improvements. LINk participants are also involved in scrutinising and commenting on the services that are being provided. There is a Local Involvement Network in each social services authority area - there is a separate one in Wiltshire County called WIN.

Voluntary Action Swindon "hosts" the LINk and helps it develop. The LINk is not an organisation but a network of individuals and local groups. A steering group meets regularly to keep it on the right track and several thousand local people have already said they want to keep in touch and be involved in some way. Over 600 receive a fortnightly e-bulletin too.

For more information, visit the LINk website (www.swindonlink.org)

Telelephone: 01793 497777
E-mail: enquiries@swindonlink.org

Contact

Swindon LINk
Freepost SN924
1 John Street
SN1 1XS

In January 2010, the Department of Health published two useful documents about LINks. Please click on the links below which will open as PDF downloadable documents:

Help shape your local Health and Social Care Guidance (256 kb)

Engaging and Responding to Communities Guidance (785 kb)