Local involvement network

Local involvement network
Agency overview
FormedApril 2008 (2008-04)
Preceding agency
  • Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health
DissolvedApril 2013
Annual budget£84 million
Parent departmentNational Health Service

Local involvement networks (LINks) were launched by England's National Health Service in April 2008 following the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007. They replaced the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health (CPPIH)[1] and patient and public involvement forums[2] and existed in every local authority area with a responsibility for NHS health care and social services.

There were 151 LINks and the Government committed £84 million in funding to them until March 2011.[3] They were abolished at the end of March 2013.

  1. ^ "The Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health (CPPIH) : Department of Health - Managing your organisation". Archived from the original on 5 November 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  2. ^ Health, Department of. "Patient and public involvement forums". Webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Local involvement networks (LINks) : Department of Health - Managing your organisation". Archived from the original on 14 November 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2010.