Our reports 2010-11

2010-11 was a busy year, and we've written lots of reports for you to read all about it! You can download our reports below, or contact the LINk office and we'll be happy to pop any of them in the post for you.

Annual Report 2010-11 We are very proud of the work we have achieved over the last year. We have carried out a large number of projects and have written reports and recommendations about health and social care. We have responded to consultations and we have carried out Enter & View visits. You can read all about it in our Annual Report. >> Download our Annual Report 2010-11 here
Carers' Champion Scheme The Somerset LINk worked with a team comprising local representatives St. John, Carers UK, Wyvernhealth.com, Somerset County Council and carers' representatives to help roll out the Carers' Champion scheme across all surgeries in Somerset. The scheme aimed to get a trained Carers' Champion in each surgery in Somerset. >> Download our Carers' Champion Evaluation Report
Mental Health Involvement Somerset LINk received concerns from mental health service users about the lack of specific mental health user involvement services in Somerset. Involvement services allow service users to feed back their experiences and knowledge to the providers of services, so that service changes can be user or patient-centred. We heard people's views and wrote recommendations for an involvement service. >> Download our Mental Health Involvement Report
JSNA - West Somerset As part of our work for the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), we asked people in West Somerset for their views on health and social care. The themes that emerge reflect a community that is widely dispersed and concerned about the issues that perhaps inevitably go alongside this, such as isolation, a lack of local services, economic prospects and affordable and efficient transport links. >> Download our West Somerset Voice Report for the JSNA
Community Chest The LINk made a fund of £10,000 available to local community groups and charities in order to undertake projects and research that promotes and reports the public's views about health and social care. A website was published, a set of criteria for application of funds was created and a maximum limit of £1,000 per application was set. A group of LINks volunteers scrutinised the applications and decided which applicants should be awarded funding. >> Download South Somerset Disability Forum's Community Chest Report
Enter & View: Sydenham House, Bridgwater The Somerset LINk Enter & View Team visited Sydenham Residential Home in December 2010. >> Download the Enter & View Report for Sydenham Residential Home
Enter & View Report: Grovelands, Yeovil The Somerset LINk Enter & View Team visited Grovelands Residential Home in Yeovil on 28 February 2011. >> Download the Enter & View Report for Govelands Residential Home
Enter & View Report: Chelston Park The Somerset LINk Enter & View Team visited Chelston Park Residential Home in Wellington on 1 March 2011. >> Download the Enter & View Report for Chelston Park

For more information...

• Contact us and we can pop a copy of any of these reports in the post for you to read.

You can also contact us at the Somerset LINk office if you have any questions about these reports. Email somersetlink@makesachange.org.uk.