Engaging and responding to communities: a brief guide to Local Involvement Networks

Local Involvement Networks (LINks) exist in every local authority area of England to give people more influence over how their local health and social care services are planned and delivered. This guide is for health and social care managers and explains more about LINks. It outlines how, through proactive engagement you can better understand the needs of your community and how working with your LINk can be a key part of commissioning, running and reviewing health and social care services. (Department of Health - publications)