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Local Involvement Networks: From 1 Different Sources

(LINks) groups set up to help local people get involved in the development and delivery of health and social care services; they were replaced by local *Healthwatch organizations in 2013.
Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Community Involvement

The active involvement of people living together in some form of social organization and cohesion in the planning, operation and control of primary health care, using local, national and other resources. In community involvement, individuals and families assume responsibility for their and their communities’ health and welfare, and develop the capacity to contribute to their own and their communities’ development.... community involvement

Local Anaesthesia

Loss of sensation produced in a part of the body to stop pain while a person is examined, investigated or treated (see also ANAESTHESIA). The anaesthesia is e?ected by giving drugs in a local area temporarily to stop the action of pain-carrying nerve ?bres. To anaesthetise a large area, a nerve block is done. Various drugs are used, depending on the depth and length of local anaesthesia required.... local anaesthesia

User Involvement

The involvement of users in the decision-making and evaluation of issues, such as in the provision of community services. direct user involvement: When service users, for example, are involved directly in decision-making. indirect user involvement: This entails information gathering by professionals in order to inform service delivery and development.... user involvement

Anaesthesia, Local

Loss of sensation induced in a limited region of the body to prevent pain during examinations, diagnostic or treatment procedures, and surgical operations. Local anaesthesia is produced by the administration of drugs that temporarily interrupt the action of pain-carrying nerve fibres.

Local anaesthetics applied topically before injections or blood tests include sprays and skin creams and ointments.

These are often used for children.

For minor surgical procedures, such as stitching of small wounds, local anaesthesia is usually produced by direct injection into the area to be treated.

To anaesthetize a large area, or when local injection would not penetrate deeply enough into body tissues, a nerve block may be used.

Nerves can also be blocked where they branch off from the spinal cord, as in epidural anaesthesia, which is widely used in childbirth, and spinal anaesthesia, which is used for surgery on the lower limbs and abdomen.

Serious reactions to local anaesthetics are uncommon.

Repeated use of topical preparations may cause allergic rashes.... anaesthesia, local

Local Education And Training Board

(LETB) a statutory committee of *Health Education England responsible for identifying the education and training needs in the health-care and public health workforce and for commissioning postgraduate medical and dental training to meet these needs. There are four local education and training boards in England.... local education and training board

Local Medical Committee

(LMC) a group of representatives of the general practitioners working in a defined geographical area. There are separate LMCs for each area, and the members speak on behalf of the local practitioners by whom they are elected. Similar arrangements and responsibilities apply for dentists, pharmacists, and optometrists practising in the NHS outside hospitals.... local medical committee

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