Devon Local Involvement Network

About LINk Devon

The LINk Devon will be a network of local people, organisations and groups that want to make health and social care services better. Its membership can include any person or any group, for instance it might include:

  • individuals
  • youth councils
  • neighbourhood renewal networks
  • Foundation Trust governors
  • faith groups
  • minority ethnic groups
  • service user support groups
  • older people's forum
  • local business groups
  • patient transport groups
  • carer groups/network
  • patients' groups
  • self-advocacy groups
  • tenants groups

It will not matter whether services are provided by the NHS, a local authority, private company, social enterprise or a charity, as long as they are paid for by public funding they will be covered by the LINk. This includes, for example, day centres and care homes, hospitals and GP surgeries, as well as health promotion.