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HERALDING HAMPSHIRE HEALTH SERVICES

Medical and care services in Hampshire are facing a closer inspection from independent new body, LINk.

Several incidents in the Hampshire health area have encouraged the setting up of a new body. Particularly the incident involving the death of two mothers who died from an identical infection after giving birth at the same hospital on the same day.
Amy Kimmance, 39, and Jasmine Pickett, 29, had their babies at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester on December 21st and within 72 hours they had both died from complications linked to streptococcus A infection – known as Strep A – which normally causes sore throats.
The Royal Hampshire County Hospital missed its target for reducing MRSA last year and had 191 cases of the potentially deadly stomach bug C.diff between April 2006 and March.Its kitchens were severely criticised last year and as a result it now has to submit to six-monthly inspections.

The Local Involvement Network (LINk) will be scrutinising the NHS and local authorities in replacement of community health councils and patient-public involvement forums. Westminster decided to abandon these structures with the forums being scrapped by March. Various strands of the NHS, ranging from doctors’ surgeries to hospitals will be held to account by LINk.

Hampshire County Council is making the arrangements to set up the new network with Westminster providing the cash. The LINk is likely to include members from the forums that are being dissolved. The Council also hopes to attract other people interested in health and care issues, such as volunteers in community groups and charities.

Council leader, Cllr Ken Thomas said: “ The LINk will have a very real opportunity to shape the future of health and social care that will see more personalised services and ultimately put the service user in control of the care and services that they receive”

Hampshire PCT’s director of corporate affairs, Richard Samuel, added: “We whole-heartedly welcome the setting up of a LINk and the added benefits this will bring to the community in terms of joining up and enhancing all the excellent work around health and social care.”

The Council plans to announce how people can join LINk in the coming weeks.

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