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How do we do that and how can you help us to do that? Bonnie Green, Chair: Richmond LINk

How do we do that and how can you help us to do that? Bonnie Green, Chair: Richmond LINk. Richmond LINk. How do we influence the improvement of local care and health?

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How do we do that and how can you help us to do that? Bonnie Green, Chair: Richmond LINk

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  1. How do we do that and how can you help us to do that? Bonnie Green, Chair: Richmond LINk

  2. Richmond LINk How do we influence the improvement of local care and health? By involving and engaging with people in Richmond so that they and we can influence the health and social care services commissioned and provided for us

  3. So what is Richmond LINk? • Local Involvement Network • an independent network that listens, monitors, participates, reviews, holds to account • one for every borough in the England • Government initiative as a replacement for earlier schemes for patient and public involvement which now includes social care • we have certain legal powers, ie to Enter & View

  4. Richmond LINk How are we doing this? • we sign up members – individual and organisational • have an elected Steering Committee – all volunteers, all with different experiences and interests • we’re supported by a Host Team based at RCVS • we listen to members’ concerns locally and have set up groups to respond giving more members more opportunities to get involved • we organise public meetings to raise/discuss issues • we represent patients and the public on local and sector boards, committees, reviews of services e.g recent Mental Health Services reviews, respond to consultations

  5. Richmond LINk Hot Topics What are our hot topics? • Local and sector service developments, ie SWL Healthcare Review, Polysystems, HRCH • SDS • Patient transport • Mental health reviews • Quality Accounts • Quality of elderly care nursing in hospital • The next issue raised by public concern?

  6. Richmond LINk Interested? We would be pleased to hear from you Contact Richmond LINk on 020 8255 8516 or info@richmondink.org.uk or www.richmondlink.org.uk Thank you

  7. For all further information • This presentation was given on Wednesday 28th April 2010 as part of “The Introduction to your local health and social care services” day. • For all information and other materials relating to this day please visit http://www.richmondcvs.org.uk/CITraining.html

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