The LINk Work plan

The LINk must identify its work plan priorities and set out its work plan activities for each year.  The process for identifying work plan priorities for the LINk is based around a 6 monthly cycle of activities from which information, views and feedback are gathered from a broad range of community engagement events to identify concerns around health and adult social care services.  The themes and issues which emerge are then put to the LINk to decide which are the top priorities to be worked through first.  The priorities are then referred to the Co-ordinating Group for the allocation of resources and/or the establishment of work plan project groups and/or instruction for further research work to be undertaken.

The Co-ordinating Group is responsible for the work of the project groups and project groups will produce reports with recommendations for approval by the Co-ordinating Group.  Reports and recommendations will be available on the LINk website in this section together with the LINk’s work plan for 2010/2011 once the priorities have been agreed following the above process.

The Co-ordinating Group will refer issues to the Staffordshire County Council Overview and Scrutiny Committee after full consideration and when direct approaches to commissioners and providers have not secured a satisfactory outcome.