Poll

LINks have been set up to give communities a stronger voice on how their health and social care services are delivered. The Bury LINk is an independent network of local people, individuals, community groups and organisations working together to make health and social care services better for everyone in Bury.

The Bury LINk is for you to have your say about local health and social care services.

Your views, experiences and suggestions all matter to Bury LINk. You can:

tell the LINk what is working well and what is not.
check how services are planned and run.
identify gaps in services.
influence those who make decisions about new or existing services.
suggest ideas to improve services.
feedback to the people who are responsible for providing and delivering health and social care services.
raise the concerns of local people.
influence those who make decisions about new or existing services.
give people a stronger voice.

The LINk has been given certain powers that can help make things happen. It can:

make recommendations and request information from services and expect a response within a set amount of time.
refer matters to the Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee when action is not being take and get a response.
enter specific health and social care services and view the care provided to improve services.