Helping local people improve health and social care services

Why LINk Southwark?

LINk Southwark is independent of Southwark Council and health services. Our aim is to give people from all communities in Southwark a stronger voice in health and social care services.

Membership to LINk Southwark is free, and open to every resident of Southwark, people registered with a Southwark GP and organisations working or based in Southwark. As a member of LINk Southwark, you have a chance to:

Say what you think about local care services
Check how care services are planned and run
Feedback comments to improve services
Say what issues you think should be looked at

LINk Southwark also has certain powers. We can:

Visit services to see how they work in practice
Ask for information from the commissioners of services, and get a reply within 20 working days
Make recommendations and get a response from commissioners
Refer matters to the Health and Adult Care Scrutiny Committee in Southwark

LINk Southwark is supported by a ‘host organisation’ to help it develop and work. Cambridge House is the host for LINk Southwark.