BoltonLINks Stakeholder Event
Holiday Inn Hotel, Bolton
18th February 2008
9.30 Arrival and refreshments
10.00Welcome – Cllr Rosa Kay – Executive Member for Adult Social Care and Health – BoltonCouncil
10.10Purpose of the event – John Rutherford – Director of
Adult Social Services – Bolton Council
10.20Current Social Care involvement structures – Kevin Durkin (Older Adults) Ian Jones (Younger Adults), Bolton
Adult Services
10.35Current health care involvement structures and the impact ofTrust Foundation – Andrew White, Bolton PCT
10.50Bolton Council’s Approach to Consultation -Karen Johnston,Consultation and Research Manager, Bolton Council
11.05Bolton’s Local Strategic Partnership– Margaret Appleton, Principal Development Officer, Bolton Council
11.15Refreshments
11.35 Current patient and public involvement in local health services– Mike Phillips, Vice Chair of Royal Bolton Hospital PPI Forum, Harold Hunter, Mental Health PPI
Forum
11.50 Involving people with disability in health and social care - BADGE (Bolton Active Disability Group for Everyone)
12.05An example of current service user involvement in
mental health– Jean Haslam, Bolton Council for Mental
Health
12.20Current service user involvement in older adults –
Bolton and District Over 50 Federation –Zonya Marsh
12.35Questions
13.15Lunch
14.00Introducing the afternoon - what is LINk and how can it co-ordinate patient, service user and community involvement – Joy Tweed, Independent Consultant
14.30 GROUP WORK – What are the key elements we would like to see in the new LINk(see topics below)
15.30Refreshments
15.30Report back
16.15Concluding remarks
16.30Close
GROUP WORK:
How do we engage commissioners?
LINks powers – how will it work in the new arrangements?
Recruitment of new people – membership?
Relationship with the Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Work programme – how will it be developed?
Governance- accountability – structures and processes?