Ever wanted to speak up about a health or social care service in your area but not known how? It might have been to offer an opinion on how things could be improved, or talk about an experience – good or bad. Well, now you have the opportunity.
A LINk (Local Involvement Network) is a network of local people and groups. It listens to what people like you have to say about health and social care services in your area, and tells councils and the NHS what it has discovered. They are legally obliged to give the LINk any information it asks for and to respond to any recommendations the LINK makes, so that services can get better.
The Somerset LINk wants to hear from you. You might have something to say about your local GP surgery or hospital. Perhaps you have an experience you’d like to share about mental health services or care packages for older people – why not tell us about it?
Help and Care has been appointed the host organisation for the Somerset LINk. The charity’s role is to support the LINk to be an effective voice for people in the area.
To have your say, or to find out more about the Somerset LINk, please visit
www.makesachange.org.uk, email somersetLINk@makesachange.org.uk, phone 0300 111 0102 or
Freepost RSAC-KSRE-CZCE, Somerset LINks
Unit 2, Bowdens Business Centre, Hambridge, Langport, Somerset, TA10 0BP.
