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What's a LINk?

Leeds Local Involvement Network (LINk)

Local Involvement Networks are required by government legislation to bring local people, community groups and organisations together, with an aim to improve health and social care services in their local communities. Through joining the Leeds LINk you will have the chance to share your thoughts, ideas and concerns and ensure that the people of Leeds receive the health and social care that they want. Your level of involvement with the LINk is down to how much you feel you can offer in the way of your time and knowledge; you can be involved as little or as much as you like!

To view a video showing ways in which LINk members have been involved in the past please visit: http://youtu.be/0kj4914fbmo (this will take you to an external site)



  
How we've helped
Leeds LINk is involved in ongoing activities that allow it to monitor health and social care services in the city and provide an opportunity for patient and public feedback to service providers. It organises Enter and View Visits, Involvement Events, Hospital Food Tasting Sessions and Stroke Research. Anyone with information or comments on these areas, or suggestions for new projects, can contact Leeds LINk on 0113 388 5099 or leeds.link@shaw-trust.org.uk
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There are number of benefits to becoming involved in the Leeds LINk:

  • You can help your community voice their issues, ideas and concerns.
  • You can get attention for neglected issues or ideas.
  • You can influence those who make decisions about new or existing Health and Social Care services.
  • Your own knowledge and skills can be developed through training and continuous support, allowing you to be involved to your full potential.
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NHS Future Forum member and Chair of Hull LINk, Jason Stamp, talks about putting patients at the centre of commissioning decisions and why everyone should play an active role in their own care...read more

News...

Healthy Leeds e bulletin issued

This is the e-bulletin from Healthy Leeds which aims to provide a useful update on the partnerships working in the health and wellbeing field, including the development of a new Health and Wellbeing Board.
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Leeds LINk e bulletin issued

<a href="http://www.leedslink.org.uk/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=aZdNGS2bTs4%3d&amp;tabid=1047&amp;mid=1385">January 27th's e bulletin</a>&nbsp;is now available. Please note the competition for a &pound;20 voucher for those liking Leeds LINk on Facebook and following the organisation on Twitter since 13.1.12. Draw&nbsp;will be&nbsp;made at the Development Day on 2nd February 2012.
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Leeds LINk brings together community groups, voluntary organisations and individuals to help influence changes in health and social care services. It meets regularly with the statutory bodies in the city including Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds Partnerships Foundation Trust and Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust. So, if you have something to say about Health and Social Care Services in Leeds, become a member of Leeds LINk and please pass on your thoughts.

Development Day – Complaints, Advocacy and PALS - change of venue Please note that the Leeds LINk Development Day on Thursday 2 February 2012 is now being held at Leeds Federated, Arthington House, 30 Westfield Road, Leeds, LS3 1DE rather than the Centre for Integrated Living in Armley.  The session will take place from 11am until 2.45pm.

Join Leeds LINk on Facebook and follow us on Twitter If you would like to follow Leeds LINk on Facebook,  please click "like" on the Leeds LINk facebook page (click on the F above right). If you're not already a Facebook member, type "Facebook sign up UK" into your internet browser and follow the instructions on the "Welcome to Facebook" page. Leeds LINk is also on Twitter. If you would like to follow Leeds LINk but are not a member of Twitter already, type "Twitter sign up" into your internet browser and follow the instructions to create an account. Please enter Leeds LINk in the section "Who to Follow" to receive tweets! 

Would you like more information about HealthWatch? Subject to the parliamentary passage of the Health and Social Care Bill, HealthWatch will take over from LINks in April 2013 and will become the new consumer champion for both health and adult social care.  It will exist in two distinct forms – Local HealthWatch, at local level, and HealthWatch England, at national level. For more information please click on the latest news from the Department of Health and for our HealthWatch rep's view on the latest news, please read Jim's blog below. 

Do you have a question you'd like to ask a Chief Exec? Leeds LINk Steering Group is meeting those in charge of Leeds Health and Social Care Services as part of developing robust working relationships. The next meeting is with; 

Rob Webster, Chief Executive, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust in February 2012

If you would like to register your interest in attending this meeting, please contact the LINk office at leeds.link@shaw-trust.org.uk, or contact us on 0113 388 5099. If you have a question you would like Rob to answer, please send it into the Leeds LINk office by February 12th 2012. Alternatively if you're aware of general areas of concern regarding health and social care in the city that you would like to raise, please send details through to the Leeds LINk office.
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