Voicing your opinions
Health and Social Services Councils were set up by Government to represent the views and opinions of the public. There are 4 Councils in Northern Ireland with local offices currently based in Ballymena, Lurgan, Belfast and Omagh. Councils are independent from those who manage and provide health and social care.

Our main functions are to:

Use your voice to help us
We are independent and work on behalf of individuals and local communities. We help you to make your views known about services or improvements you think may be needed in your area. We monitor these services and talk to local groups to make sure that important issues are raised:

You can help us by:

If you want to become involved, you can attend any meeting of your local Health and Social Services Council. You may also be invited to give your views on local issues through group and public events and surveys.

Alternatively, you might wish to become a member of the Health and Social Services Council

Contact us on freephone number 0800 9170 222 or visit our website www.hsscouncils.org for more details.

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