About Herfordshire LINk

Your LINk is independent and is run by the people who belong to it.

Herefordshire Council has been given money to fund Herefordshire LINK and has employed a Host organisation to advise and support it. The Host Organisation for Herefordshire is Carers Federation Ltd. The host organisation supports the LINk by doing a number of things:

• Telling the community about the LINk, what it is doing and how to get involved.
• Providing office support and helping the LINk to develop clear systems.
• Holding the LINk's budget and recording what the LINk does
• Helping to find out local people's views.

However, it is up to your LINk to decide how the money is spent, how it is run and what priorities to concentrate on.

LINks and the Law

LINks can:

• Ask Health and Social Care Commissioners for information about their services and expect a response
• Make recommendations and expect a response from commissioners
• Refer matters to the local council's Overview and Scrutiny Committee
• Enter specific services and view the care provided