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Derby Local Involvement Network (LINk). Mark Blaney LINk Project Manager. What will LINks do?. Commissioning and redesigning services Enter and View premises Community consultation Bring people together Scrutiny of issues Refer issues to OSC and CQC. Who are our members?.
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Derby Local Involvement Network (LINk) Mark BlaneyLINk Project Manager
What will LINks do? • Commissioning and redesigning services • Enter and View premises • Community consultation • Bring people together • Scrutiny of issues • Refer issues to OSC and CQC
Who are our members? Anyone who lives, works or represents a group in Derby • Individuals • Voluntary sector • Support groups • Public sector
Members’ roles • Member • Committee Member • Researcher • Ambassador • Representative • Authorised representative
Enter and View • NOT Inspections • Private and Public providers • Lay people’s perspective • Dignity and quality of life • Working in partnership
Who are we working with? • Derby City Council Social Services • Derby City PCT • NHS Trusts • Voluntary Sector • Derbyshire LINk • Care Quality Commission
Work to date • Dementia services focus groups • Enter and view of care homes • 35+ consultations • Nationally recognised scoring system • DoH training • CQC consultation
Future work • Enter and View all local authority care homes • Focused consultation work • Increase membership, more opportunities for involvement
Contact Derby LINk Mark Blaney LINk Manager Telephone: 01332 22 77 24 email: mark.blaney@communityactionderby.org.uk