From April 2008 Local Involvement Networks (LINks) will replace existing Patient and Public Involvement Forums. LINks are being established in order to strengthen and extend the influence local people have on health and social care services and enable them to have a strong voice in how services are planned and run. Anyone can become involved with the LINk from health and care service users, voluntary organisations and community groups to individual members of the public. The Local Involvement Network for Devon will be supported by an independent 'host organisation' commissioned by Devon County Council.
Devon County Council has been working with representatives of Patient and Public Involvement Forums, service users and community groups to select a host organisation to commence a contract to support the Local Involvement Network from 1 April 2008. The County Council also has a role in generating interest in becoming part of the network and promoting the message that anyone can have their say.
Have your say
If you feel passionately about local health and social care services or have an experience you want to share (good or bad) so that services can better meet the needs of the people that use them, register your interest as below. By registering your interest you can be kept informed from the start; but even if you are not interested right now you can feed into the LINk at any point in the future by making contact at that time.
How to register your interest
Whether you wish to be directly involved, or just kept up to date with progress, you should register your interest in the Devon Local Involvement Network (LINk). You can do this:-
(169KB - pdf help) and post your details to the Freepost address statedGeneral Enquiries about the Devon Local Involvement Network
For general enquiries email LINK@devon.gov.uk
Further Information about the Devon Local Involvement Network
For further information about the Devon Local Involvement Network, use the links below to find out more:
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