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A great success….First LINk in Salford Annual event
LINk in Salford Evaluation report 2008 – 2009
LINk in Salford workplan 2008 – 2009
The three priorities identified by local people at the LINk in Salford event were as follows:
- Promote access to local health and social care services by ensuring people know what services are available, how to access them and through the provision of services that can be accessed equally by all.
- Promote healthy lifestyles through the provision of information, services and projects that will help people eat healthily and exercise more.
- Promote the access to the provision of acute healthcare services that offer quick, effective diagnosis and treatment and improve the patient experienc
Another great second Annual event
The LINk in Salford held its second successful event on Saturday 17th April 2010 at the Ellesmere Shopping Centre in Salford where over 250 people attended. It also held pre community events prior to the second LINk Annual event with seldom heard communities such as the second largest Jewish community outside of London in Salford, young people, people from refugee and asylum seeking communities, homeless people and many more that have influenced the workplan for 2010 – 2011.
The top three priorities identified by local people in Salford include:
- Access to local hospital services
- Access to cancer care treatment
- Treatment of cardiovascular disease
These will again be commissioned to three third sector organisations to carry further consultation with a wider range of stakeholders to provide recommendations on behalf of the LINk for 2010 – 2011.
LINk in Salford Evaluation report 2009 – 2010
Marian Wilson, LINk in Salford Steering group member
CQC e-bulletin for Local Involvement Networks (LINks)
The Care Quality Commission produce an e-bulletin and circulate this to all LINks in England. It gives an update on CQC activity most relevant to LINks. It also provides news on the development of HealthWatch England. It tells you where to go for more information, how to share information with us from your work, and how to get involved in what we do. Previous e-bulletins and quarterly bulletins from 2010 can be found at www.cqc.org.uk/localvoices
