South Gloucestershire Local Involvement
Network
Better Care for You
The South Gloucestershire LINk works to encourage and support people to get involved in shaping local health and care services;
from helping to decide what services should be commissioned, to influencing how
they are run. It approaches all relevant sections of the community for their
views and experiences of local health and care services. It has powers to tell
those who commission, run and scrutinise local care services, what local people
have recommended to help improve services and hold them to
account.
Please contact Genise Hilton at: genisehilton@linksouthglos.org.uk / 0117 9589 351
for more information.
Events
South Gloucestershire LINk Stakeholder Meeting
Thursday March 29th from10am until 3pm at Shireway Community Centre, Shire Way, Yate, BS37 8YSA chance to find out what the LINk and the Healthwatch
pathfinder group have been working on, look out for more
information.
LINk Meetings
Transitions Group
Thursday February 16th; 10am
to 12pm at Christchurch Health Centre, North Street, Downend BS16
5SG
The role of this group is to ensure that the transition from LINk to local HealthWatch is smooth and effective.
Health Services Group
Monday February 20th; 10am until 12pm;
Greenfield Centre, Park Avenue, Winterbourne, Bristol BS36 1NJ
This group led the LINk’s recent enter and view visit at Frenchay and Southmead hospitals looking at patient nutrition and hydration; to see this report go to our website or contact us.
Adult Social Care Group
Thursday February 23rd; 10am until 12pm; Westerleigh
Village Hall, Shorthill Road, Westerleigh BS37
8QN
This is one of the most important groups for the LINk as it raises issues about adult social services. The group is using Enter and View to go into Day Services at Care Homes in South Gloucestershire to see what people think about the services they are receiving and the move to Extra Care Housing.
Core Management Group
Thursday March 8th; 10am until 12pm;
Greenfield Centre, Park Avenue, Winterbourne, Bristol BS36
1NJ
This group is made up of participants who are Chairs or nominated representatives of the working groups within the LINk. This group acts as the central group for the LINk, overseeing all its work.
Mental Health Services Group Meeting
Tuesday March 27th; 1.30pm until 3.30pm;
venue to be arranged
This group is for anyone who has an interest in or
experience of any kind of mental health services or support. The group is
focussing on a joint project with the Alzheimer’s Society which will bring
together people who have a direct experience of Alzheimer’s disease or Dementia
to talk about how services could be
improved.
C-LINk Group
Future dates to be agreed
This is a group specifically for the Chinese community in South Gloucestershire which will look at the health and social care needs of the Chinese community
All these groups are open to anyone
For more information or to see notes of the meetings contact us
Posted on 13th February 2012