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A stronger local voice: A framework for creating a stronger local voice in the development of health and social care services.

  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    13 July 2006
  • Primary audience:
    Professionals
  • Product number:
    275857
  • Gateway reference:
    6759
  • Pages:
    32
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

A Stronger local voice sets out the Government's plans for the future of patient and public involvement in health and social care. These plans include the establishment of Local Involvement Networks (LINks) which will replace patient forums. LINks will work with existing voluntary and community sector groups, as well as interested individuals to promote public and community influence in health and social care. The package of plans is designed to promote the importance of user and public involvement at all levels of the health and social care system, and to create a system which enables more people to become involved and have their voices heard.

Accompanied by: Concluding the review of patient and public involvement Recommendations to ministers from Expert Panel 12 May 2006.

Government response to 'A Stronger Local Voice'

Published: December 2006

A Stronger Local Voice sets out the Government's plans for the future of patient and public involvement in health and social care. These plans include the establishment of local involvement networks (LINks) which will replace patient forums. LINks will work with existing voluntary and community sector groups, as well as interested individuals to promote public and community influence in health and social care. The package of plans is designed to promote the importance of user and public involvement at all levels of the health and social care system, and to create a system which enables more people to become involved and have their voices heard.

Stakeholder responses to 'A stronger local voice'

Published: 11 June 2007

The Department of Health received over 500 responses to A stronger local voice, from a variety of different stakeholders. These have been published below. Permission was sought to publish these documents, and where permission was given, they appear as DH received them. The remainder of the documents have been made anonymous before publication, therefore names, addresses and identifying places have been blacked out.

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