This website covers the LINks for which Help and Care is the Host Organisation, namely:
Ever wanted to speak up about a health or social care service in your area but not known how? It might have been to offer an opinion on how 
things could be improved, or talk about an experience – good or bad. Well, now you have the opportunity. A LINk (Local Involvement Network) is a network of local people and groups. It listens to what you have to say about health and social care services in your area, and tells councils and the NHS what it has discovered. They are then legally obliged to give the LINk any information it asks for and to respond to any recommendations the LINk makes, so that services can get better.
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From 1st April 2011, for information about the LINks in, West Berkshire, Bracknell Forest and Windsor and Maidenhead, please contact:
Windsor
and Maidenhead (WAM):
As of 1st April 2011 Help and Care are no longer hosting the Windsor, Ascot and Maidenhead LINk. If you have any queries please contact John Scaife, Joint Commissioning Manager, at the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, York House, Sheet Street, Windsor, SL4 1DD or phone 01628 683614 or e mail john.scaife@rbwm.gov.uk
West Berkshire:
Help and Care no longer host’s the West Berkshire LINk. If you have any queries please contact Nigel Owen, System Transformation Project Manager, West Berkshire Council 01635 503525, nowen@westberks.gov.uk
Bracknell forest:
Help and Care no longer host’s the Bracknell forest LINK. If you have any queries please contact Samantha Coomber, Bracknell Forest Council, Time Square, Market Street, Bracknell, Berks, RG12 1JD. Tel: 01344 351600. Samantha.Coomber@Bracknell-Forest.gov.uk
From 1st May 2011, for information about the LINKs in, Oxfordshire and Wokingham please contact:
Wokingham: The new Host is Support Horizons, 3 The Courtyard, Denmark St, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 2AZ tel. 0118 989 3959, www.support-horizons.co.uk, Jennie Grieve, Support Worker, can be contacted by e mail jennie.grieve@wokinghamlink.org, ring tel 0755 338 5386.
Oxfordshire: The new Host is Oxfordshire Rural Community Council (ORCC), Jericho Farm, Worton, Witney Oxon, OX29 4SZ, ring tel 01865 883488, www.oxonrcc.org.uk, Adrian Chant, LINk Host Manager, Mobile tel: 07717 799899 Email:adrian.chant@oxonrcc.org.uk
Tell Us Your Stories
Your local LINk wants to hear about your experiences of health and social care. You can help to make the first steps towards better care services. Please tell us what you think about hospitals, supported housing, day care, GP services, residential homes, sexual health services, dentistry, and anything else about health and social care in your area. Contact us by phone, email, post or tell us online now by going to the discussions pages to have your say.
Volunteer Now!
Volunteer with your local LINk to make a change.
We are always looking for enthusiastic volunteers to assist with the LINks, in a variety of ways. You can give as much or as little time as you can, and we offer all the support you need for these roles.
Register now and contact your local LINk to find out more