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The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007

  • Document type:
    Bill
  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    12 December 2006
  • Gateway reference:
    None
  • Series number:
    Bill 16 (Session 2006-07)
  • Pages:
    188
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill, introduced to Parliament in December 2006, introduces a number of measures relating to local government as well as involvement of local communities. One of the measures the bill introduces is the establishment of Local Involvement Networks (LINks), which replace Patients’ Forums, and the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health in 2008. The bill also clarifies and strengthens the existing duty on NHS bodies to involve and consult patients and the public in the planning and provision of services.

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The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)
DCLG’s role is to build the capacity of communities to shape and protect their own future. They want to see empowered and confident communities, with higher levels of democratic participation and citizen engagement; working together to offer more choice and quality in public services; building cohesion and tackling extremism; addressing the issues of climate change and anti-social behaviour; and backed by strong and responsive local government drawing in all local partners to shape and deliver the communities’ vision for the future.

The Local Government Association (LGA)
The LGA is a voluntary lobbying organisation, which exists to promote better local government. The LGA aim to put local councils at the heart of the drive to improve public services and to work with government to ensure that the policy, legislative and financial context in which they operate, supports that objective. 
 

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