The NCI newsletter tells of conferences past and future. You can see presentations from the day at the LINks national conference which happened on 5th February by looking at this site.

The delegates voted on priorities such as more training and for LINks to work together on a regional basis. You can get a conference round-up report.

Looking to the future, the first NALM AGM and Conference will be held on 2nd April in London. You will need to fill out your registration form by 15th March 2009 using this website.This conference is free to LINks members.

More to get your teeth into

Could not resist the headline to tell you about a chance to get involved and have your say on NHS Dentistry by emailing your thoughts and comments to dentistry.review@dh.gsi.gov.uk by 30th April.  Other stuff to munch on are  opportunities for those interested in representing the patient voice nationally in organisations such as two independent advisory committees set up by NICE -  the Public Health Interventions Advisory Committee and the Primary Care Quality and Outcomes Framework Indicator Advisory Committee.

Closer to home, the BMA is supporting the cause of effective patient representation by publishing advice and guidance on Patient Participation Groups set up within GP practices. They are working with the National Association of Patient Participation (NAPP). You can see what the BMA are providing here

More Web Resources – the LX Network

This site brings together two previous sites the PCX network (Patient-Citizen Exchange) and the PPIX network (Patient and Public Involvement Exchange) and to login or register please go here . There is a registration procedure which you can avoid if you were a member of either of the two merged networks and can dimly recall what your log-in details were for either or both.

No need to log in to see all that has happening on the Wandsworth LINk site – stay in touch.