The Somerset LINk Community Chest Fund

What is the Somerset Local Involvement Network?

Sometimes the people who use services don't feel they have a strong enough voice to change aspects of their health or social care. LINks help the community have a stronger local voice. A LINks role is to:

• ask what local people what they think about local healthcare services and provide a chance to suggest ideas to help improve services
• investigate specific issues of concern to the community
• use its powers to hold services to account and get results
• ask for information and get an answer in a specified amount of time
• be able to carry out spot-checks to see if services are working well
• make reports and recommendations and receive a response
• refer issues to the local 'Overview and Scrutiny Committee'