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Local involvement network established for Rutland

Rutland County Council has appointed the Shaw Trust to help provide residents with a brand new way of having a say and making a difference to health and social care and help run the Rutland Local Involvement Network (LINk).

Each local authority in the country that provides social care is required by Government legislation to contract an organisation, known as a host, to set up and then run a LINk.

Colin Foster, Head of Adult Social Care at Rutland County Council, said:

"We are delighted to have been able to appoint the Shaw Trust as the organisation to set up and support Rutland LINk. Shaw Trust has a wealth of experience in carrying out this type of role and is committed to providing a local focus to public and patient involvement. The new LINk will provide people with a stronger voice on how their health and social care services are delivered and build on our record of providing services that respond to what people want.

The first steps towards establishing the LINk will be to recruit members and determine how it will run. It will then be in a strong position to determine what Rutland's priority health and social care issues are."

The Rutland LINk will involve a wide range of people, groups and organisations from across the county. Run by local individuals and groups with support from Shaw Trust, LINks are aimed at finding out what people want and monitor local services. It is up to members of the community, with the support of its host, to decide how they want their LINk to be run and what issues they want to focus on.

Individuals, groups and organisations interested in signing up to the Rutland LINk should contact Carrie Chappell, LINk Co-ordinator, at the Shaw Trust on 07779 030554

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Date: 7 July 2008