Sheffield Local Involvement Network

Sheffield LINk is one of just seven LINks mentioned by name in the Government's official response to the Health White Paper consultation.

The section covering the move to HealthWatch includes the following. "The next 15 months will be critical for the successful transition of LINks into local HealthWatch. As Sheffield LINk noted, this is the time to explore the outstanding "questions to be asked about the practicalities of expanding the role of LINks as local HealthWatch" including "governance, independence and accountability, relationships with other significant players, the transitional arrangements, the ability to speak authoritatively on behalf of patients and service users and... the national and local framework for delivery."