LINk Executive

Wandsworth LINk’s decision to refer NHS Wandsworth’s plans for the Battersea polyclinic hub to the Council’s Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee was the subject of an article in the Wandsworth Guardian today. 

For the full articles please see archived edition 04/02/2010 page 5 in http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/Launch.aspx?refresh=d06W9gP1sL05&PBID=47c1cbbd-4d2d-409e-8458-8703ef40dcda

Wandsworth LINk held its first Executive Meeting of the new year last night in Roehampton. As well as a presentation and open discussion on Polysystems the members elected a twelth member onto the Executive, namely Carol Tan who has lived in Wandsworth for much of the last 20 years and has many ideas and suggestions for how local health and social care services could be improved.

Carol says …

I am a lawyer and an academic by background and I believe that I can bring my expertise in these areas to add value to the LINk Executive. As a young (ish) professional person, I also believe that I can help the Executive better represent this particular constituency who form such a large percentage of Wandsworth’s population.

LINk Elections- nominate now

On Monday 18th January 2010 between 6p.m. and 8.30 p.m. the LINk will be holding a meeting at which we will elect a new Executive Committee member to fill the vacant place on the Executive. All members of LINk are invited to take part in this election.

Under the current agreement the elected candidate will serve for the remainder of the vacant term i.e. until January 2012. (It should be noted that the term served by an elected member is currently under review)

All current members will receive a letter or email depending on their specified preference and pack in the post detailing how they can nominate and vote. Alternatively all relevant documents are available here:

• nomination for election form
• appointment of proxy form
• nomination and voting procedure

Nominations

Any member who has signed up as a LINk member by 12 noon on Monday 21st December 2009 can stand for election. This is also the deadline for receipt of nominations for election to the Executive Committee.

You do not need a proposer or seconder- you can nominate yourself and fill in the statement in support of the nomination and declaration of interest.

 
How you can vote….

• In Person on the night – Monday 18th January 2010

• By appointing another person to act as your proxy.

• By Post – This must be requested by 12 noon on Monday 4th January 2009, from the Host (Wandsworth Care Alliance). The vote must then be completed and returned to the Host office by 12 noon on Friday 15th January 2010.

 
What if I am not a member but would like to vote?

If you would like to register as a member and in turn take part in these elections then please click here.
If you would like any additional information or assistance completing the nomination form or with voting arrangements, please ring the Host at WCA on 02085 167 767 or email sarah@wandcareall.org.uk and someone will be pleased to assist you.

Just a reminder that our next meeting is open to the public and starts with an Executive business meeting from 6 pm on Monday 23rd November at York Gardens Library, Battersea, followed at 7.15 pm by refreshments and a presentation and open discussion about being discharged from hospital and the difficulties that can arise. You can see the full set of papers for this meeting here.

If you would like to make any comments on what we are going to talk about, please get in touch with Sarah at Wandsworth Care Alliance by noon on Monday 23rd November. You can reach her on 020 8696 1709 or by email sarah@wandcareall.org.uk

We look forward to seeing you.

Come and join our Open Discussion at the LINk Executive Committee meeting Monday 23rd November.

Wandsworth LINk will be holding its Executive Committee meeting on 23rd November at 7.30 at York Gardens Library, Battersea, Lavender Road, London, SW11 2UG. There will be a presentation on Hospital Discharge and care planning, followed by an open discussion. Please do come along and share your views.

Click here to view the agenda and minutes from the previous Executive Committee on 28th September.

The LINk Executive will be meeting at 6 to 8.30pm at the Best Western Lodge Hotel 52-54 Upper Richmond Road, Putney SW15 2RN.

Amongst the 12 items down for discussion, will be the updates from the five sub-groups. Three papers set out matters for discussion/ decision. The executive members will be discussing the topic of democracy and the LINk, followed by looking again at the options on payments for volunteers and finally they are asked to agree the new Wandsworth LINk strapline.

The agenda as well as all the papers can be found via our LINk meeting minutes page.

The Members of the Primary Health and Social Care Sub Group would like to hear comments and get views from anyone who has attended one of the South Wandsworth Health Consultation meetings recently.

Did you think the main questions were put over clearly? Did they address the main issues? Did you manage to have your say? Do you think you were listened to?

Even if you put your own points directly to the NHS Wandsworth at the time, the LINk is here to take the representations made by individuals and use them to strengthen our submission to NHS Wandsworth on this important development in health services.

Susan Wheeler-Kiley at the LINk Host Office will pass what you say to us on the sub-group.

She can be reached at the usual address:

Wandsworth Care Alliance, Bedford House, 215 Balham High Road, Balham SW17 7BQ.

Phone: 020 8682 7263.
e-mail: freechoice@wandcareall.org.uk

or just leave us a comment by clicking on the blue comment link at the top of the news item and Susan will see this.

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This is the Agenda of our Executive Committee meeting on Monday 20th July 2009, 6.00-8.30pm at Atheldene Resources Centre,  305 Garratt Lane, London, SW18 4EQ.

We look forward to seeing you there and there is a link to all the meeting papers after the Agenda

Agenda items

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Chairs announcements
3. Declaration of Interests
   To be declared
4. Minutes of the previous meeting on Monday 8th June 2009
   To be agreed
5. Matters arising from minutes not covered on agenda
6. Presentation and discussion:
   Dawn Warwick, Director of Adult Social Services, Wandsworth Council – Transforming Adult Social Care
7. Updates from Sub Groups:
   - Chair’s group
   - Resources & Governance
   - Communication & Participation
   - Primary Health & Social Care
   - Secondary Health & Social Care
   Matters for discussions/decision:
8. Wandsworth LINk strapline
   To agree the strapline
   Matters for information:
9. Financial Report
   To note expenditure
10. AOB
11. Dates of next meeting:
    Monday 28th September 2009, 6.00pm, venue to be advised.

    LINk members/members of the public are welcome to attend and participate in the meeting and informal discussions and refreshments will be available.

All the meeting documents are available to download from the LINk Meeting Minutes page.

The next LINk Executive Meeting will be on 20th July at 6pm at

the Atheldene Resources Centre

305 Garrett Lane SW18 4EQ

On the agenda will be a presentation from Dawn Warwick, Director of Adult Social Services, Wandsworth Council on the Transformation Agenda. There will be an opportunity for you to ask questions and comment on what she has to say.

The Council has been working on the Transforming Social Care and Personalisation Programme for a while now and if you have time before hearing from Dawn in person to do some background reading, take a look at a progress report submitted earlier this year on the Council website.

A meeting of the Secondary Health and Social Care Sub Group will be held on Monday 13th July, at Putney Library, 5/7 Disraeli Road, Putney, SW15 2DR, from 6.00pm to 8.00pm.

If you want to come and have any transport or other support needs, please contact Susan Wheeler-Kiley, Wandsworth Care Alliance, Bedford House, 215 Balham High Road, Balham SW17 7BQ. Phone: 020 8682 7263.
e-mail: freechoice@wandcareall.org.uk