What is Trafford LINk?
Welcome to Trafford Local Involvement Network.
Local Involvement Networks (LINks) have been set up across the country to help local people influence or change the provision and delivery of health and social care services in their area.
Trafford LINk is an independent network of local people, groups and organisations that provides a new way for people to get involved in shaping health and social care.
Trafford LINk was set up in January 2009. The Host for Trafford LINk is Voluntary & Community Action Trafford (VCAT). The role of the Host is to support the Trafford LINk in achieving its aims of better Health and Social Care in Trafford.
What does Trafford LINk do?
We gather local people’s views and experiences of health and social care services, such as hospitals, GPs, care homes and pharmacists. We identify areas for improvement; we advise the NHS and Social Services and make recommendations for change.
We aim to give local people a greater voice in improving health and social care in Trafford by:
- asking local communities, people who use health and social care services for their views, and we will work with the people who provide, plan or commission services to consider recommendations that have been put forward
- the way we will do this is once an issue as been identified a task group will be set up, made up of members of the public as well as LINk members and supported by the LINk staff team to investigate further.
- the task group will write a reported recommending action based on findings of the investigation, which will be used to campaign for improvement or change.
Trafford LINk activities
We do our work through activities such as, public meetings and events, surveys and opinion polls, research and interviews and we arrange visits to places where services are delivered
We also publish a regular newsletter to tell people about what we are doing.
Who can be involved?
Trafford LINk is open to everyone, including, members of the public, individuals, community groups and networks, carers, support groups and faith groups.
Participants will have different interests and abilities to take part in the work of Trafford LINk. Some people will have wide interests and with time and energy to offer. Others may have specific interests and very little time available. Whatever your situation and views you are an equal participant.
How can I get involved?
LINks are designed to be flexible, so it’s up to you how and when you get involved.
Take part in one of our activities - all our activities are open to the public, so you don’t have to be a member of Trafford LINk to take part – just join in.
If you want to keep in touch - with Trafford LINk, receive our newsletter and find out what we are up to, join our mailing list.
If you want to be more involved - with Trafford LINk, then become a member. You can join either as an individual or as a representative of another group and there is no commitment to take part in any of our activities.
Contact us!
Park House
73 Northenden Road
Sale
M33 2DG
Telephone: 0161 962 7266
Email: link@vcatrafford.org
