INVOLVING COMMUNITIES IN HEALTH
Do you want to influence your local health and social care services design and delivery?
Various legislation and policies require mainstream service commissioners (people who decide on the services we need) and providers to involve you in your local health and social care planning and decision making processes.
Are you involved in your local health and social care planning or any other decision making processes? Do you want to know what’s happening in your area or information on groups that are making decisions? Do you need some practical help to get involved? Why not give a call to the ‘Involving Communities in Health’ initiative and we would be happy to support you to become involved locally...READ MORE
What are Local Involvement Networks?
LINks are a new Government initiative which aims to ensure that more people have a stronger say in how their local health and social care services are planned, commissioned and delivered.
LINks were introduced in the Local Government & Public Involvement in Health Act 2007. The Act gave all Local Authorities with social services responsibilities a duty to contract independent host organisations, initially for three years, to oversee and support the establishment of LINks. They are replacing the Patient & Public Involvement Forums and aim to give local communities more of a say in how the whole health and social care system is designed and works.
The Black & Ethnic Minority Community Care Forum [BEMCCF] is the host organisation for the London Borough of Newham. Like all LINk hosts, it is funded by the Department of Health through the local Council. Read more here
  
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