Local Involvement Networks
How you can get involved in local health and social care services
Local Involvement Networks (LINks) are the way to give local people a say in their health and social care services. LINks are made up of local individuals, organisations and groups that want to help make local health and social care services better.
Under recent Government legislation, LINks were set up to give people more influence over health and social care services in their community. LINks replaced Patient and Public Involvement Forums but building on the work they achieved.
LINks provide opportunities for people to have their say on how health and social care services are planned and run.
Community Barnet are hosts of the Barnet LINk. They are responsible for developing the LINk and recruiting members to it.
LINks have the power to make reports and recommendations to health and social care services and will receive a reply in a set period of time. They are able to go into most premises concerned with providing health and care services to see what they do. If LINks are unhappy with any responses they are given, they are able to inform our Overview and Scrutiny Committee of their findings.
On the 8 July 2008, local residents and organisations including Barnet Council,
Healthcare Trusts and the voluntary sector came together to discuss LINks. The Local Involvement
Networks in Barnet conference report 
(PDF: 198KB) highlights the findings
of the meeting.
If you want to join or find out more information about LINks in Barnet:
- Tel 020 8364 8400 (Community Barnet)
- Email: link@communitybarnet.org.uk
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