What does LINKs Cover

Ambulance & Transport

  • Calling 999
  • Patient Transport Services
  • Waiting and Response Times
    Air Ambulance
  • First Aid and First Responders
  • Emergency Care Practitioners
  • Planning to deal with major incidents

Community Based Services

  • GP services
  • Dentistry
  • Carers and Respite Services
  • Hospice Services
  • NHS Direct
  • Out of Hours Services
  • Complimentary ands Alternative Medicine
  • Pharmacies and Medicines
  • Community Nursing Teams
  • Diagnostic Treatment Centres
  • Ophthalmologists

Mental Health

  • Personality , Schizophrenia and Psychotic disorders
  • Eating disorders
  • Substance and Alcohol Abuse
  • Anxiety , Mood disorders , Depression
  • Childhood and Adult Mental Health disorders
  • Treatment and Medical Care
  • Counselling
  • In/Out Patient Care
  • Cleanliness and Infection Control in Mental Health Units
  • Dementia , Geriatric disorders and treatment
  • Community Mental Health teams

Public Health services

  • Immunisation programmes
  • Birth Control & Family Planning
  • Childhood illnesses
  • Governance of the Health Service
  • Nutrition Obesity and Exercise
  • Smoking
  • Sexual Health
  • Communicable Disease Control
  • Health education programmes
  • Healthy Living
  • Planning for major disasters

Chronic & Continuing Care

  • Chronic conditions i.e. Asthma
  • Life threatening illnesses i.e, Meningitis
  • Terminal illnesses
  • Short term illnesses e,g, flu
  • Sensory impairment

Hospital & Specialist Services

  • Large hospitals
  • Community hospitals
  • Wards & Intensive Care
  • Cleanliness & Infection Control
  • Superbugs e.g. MRDSA, C-Difficile
  • Waiting times for treatment
  • Parking, Catering and Hospital services
  • Accident & Emergency Department
  • Acute Care
  • Out Patients Departments
  • Pregnancy & Neo-Natal Care
  • Surgery & Treatments
  • Specialist Hospitals

Public Health services

  • Immunisation programmes
  • Birth Control & Family Planning
  • Childhood illnesses
  • Governance of the Health Service
  • Nutrition Obesity and Exercise
  • Smoking
  • Sexual Health
  • Communicable Disease Control
  • Health education programmes
  • Healthy Living
  • Planning for major disasters

Social Services

  • Long Term Conditions
  • Physical and learning disabilities
  • Care Homes
  • Care in the home (home help)
  • Care Homes
  • Service for older people
  • Rehabilitation Services