What health concern priorities ought to be investigated?

ERYLINk, THE EAST RIDING LINk (East Riding of Yorkshire Local Involvement Network) is planning its Workplan for the coming year and is asking for help in deciding what its health and social care priorities should be.

ERYLINk is the community "Health Watchdog" for the area. LINks have special powers granted to them by an Act of Parliament that enables them to investigate health and social care concerns in the local area and put forward patient and public recommendations for improving services.

The ERYLINk is meeting on Tuesday 22nd March to plan its forthcoming work programme but welcomes ideas and suggestions from local people on what issues it should be investigating and say "No job is too big, and no job is too small!"

If you have suggestions on what ERYLINk should be investigating, or want to get involved,  then call them on 01377 232135 or e-mail erylink@hwrcc.org.uk or write to:

ERYLINk Office
Challenge House
35 Eastgate North
Driffield East Riding of Yorkshire
YO256DG
Website: http://erylink.org.uk

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Health Watchdog leaders seek to appoint new Chair

LOCAL HEALTH WATCHDOGS the East Riding of Yorkshire LINk have lost their Chair who has resigned "due to unforseen circumstances". The organisation which meets in Beverley next week for a crucial discussion on the Government's Health Bill now seeks to appoint a new Chair from within its leading group of activists.

Under its existing rules the organisation would have to organise a hustings of its entire membership to elect a new Chair - so the organisation's governance document is being changed to allow the LINk's Lead Group to elect this important role.

It would seem to make sense that the Chair is elected by the body in which she/he will spend the most time facilitating, but members will have the opportunity to accept or reject this, along with other proposed policy and procedure changes, at the meeting on Thursday February 24th.

See Beverley Forum on the ERYLINk website.

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