News from North Tyneside LINk
What are your priorities for LINk in 2012?
You told us what was important to you at our LINk members’ events in 2011, we need to know if your priorities for LINk are the same for 2012. We do not have the resources to look into everything our members would like us to and so we try and give priority to the issues of most importance to you.
Please tell us what you would like to work on by marking your top three issues on this form and emailing link@voda.org.uk
Planned changes to adult social care services
We heard from Haley Hudson, North Tyneside Council, about planned changes to adult social care services at our LINk health and wellbeing forum on 31 January. LINk members had the chance to discuss the plans and give their views to staff from adult social care services. We will be adding our report of the event to the website soon.
Presentation by Haley Hudson, North Tyneside Council January 2012
Go to our health and wellbeing forum web page
Go to our on-line forum web page
Read about our first LINk wellbeing and mental health forum
Service users, carers, volunteers and professionals working in mental health attended our frst wellbeing and mental health forum on Tuesday 17 January.
Find out what was said at the forum
More about LINk forums
Advice and information strategy for adult social care
North Tyneside Council has been working on an Adult Social Care strategy to support the provision of high quality information for all residents and has now reached the stage where they have a draft for consultation. We sent comments on the draft strategy on 20 December and will put the final strategy on our website when we receive it.
Read the draft strategy
Caring for our future - what you said
The government asked for your views on their proposed improvements to care and support systems. Your views will feed directly into a White Paper to be published in April 2012.
Read the LINk response to this consultation
For more information go to our health and social care web page or www.caringforourfuture.dh.gov.uk
Young people's mental health film premiere
'First impressions' - a film by young people for young people de-stigmatising mental health had its film premiere on Monday 14 November at the Y Studio, YMCA North Tyneside.
The film was produced by young people working with North Tyneside LINk and the Carers' Centre.
Read our report of the event
For more information contact Alison Chalmers on 0191 643 2623, email link@voda.org.uk or go to our young people's project web page.
HealthWatch - latest on local and national plans
Read more about CQC plans for HealthWatch England and plans for development of our local HealthWatch on our HealthWatch web page
Positive response to our recommendations on personal budgets
LINk's report on information needed about personal budgets was approved by the LINk Board on 30 August. We have had positive responses to the report from North Tyneside Council and NHS North of Tyne.
Go to our personalisation web page to read the report and responses and find out more about our personalisation project
Update from the LINk Board
We are looking for two new organisational members for the LINk Board, contact Johanne Mears, LINk Manager, to find out what is involved, email johanne.mears@voda.org.uk or phone 0191 643 2623.
Find out more on our board recruitment web page
Your representatives on the shadow health and wellbeing board
LINk is represented on the new health and wellbeing board by LINk Board members John Robson, June Davies and Claire Easton and LINk manager Johanne Mears. You can meet your reps and find out more about the board's priorities at our regular LINk health and wellbeing forums. You can read our notes of the health and wellbeing board on our representing LINk web page.
News releases
> First impressions? film premiere (November 2011)
> New LINk Health and Wellbeing Forum (November 2011)
> LINk and Carers Centre - Adults with autism - have your say on better services (October 2011)
> LINk members event (September 2011)
> LINk annual review - your say on better health and social care (March 2011)
> Have your say on public health services (February 2011)
> Changes to General Hospital to bring better healthcare for all - notice of consultation event (November 2010)
> Council to review respite services following LINk members report (October 2010)