Focus on health at Ramsbottom, Tottington and North Manor Township Forum

Plans to transform local health and care services will be discussed whenRamsbottom, Tottington and North Manor Township Forum meets on Thursday 27 March.

People are invited to come and hear a presentation from NHS Bury Clinical Commissioning Group and provide some early feedback.

Dr Kiran Patel, chair and clinical lead for NHS Bury Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), said: "We are pleased to have the opportunity to come to each of the township forums to talk about the plans and vision to transform health and care services in Bury. Through these plans, we want patients to experience a more joined-up system of care, improved health and have a better experience of local services. At the forums we will share these plans and local people will have the chance to tell us what they think about them and what is important to them."

Residents can also give their views on the draft Joint Strategic Needs Assessment at the meeting.

The meeting is at Christ Church, Great Eaves Road, Ramsbottom and starts at 7pm. The usual open forum and public question time will be on the agenda in the second half of the meeting.

Further details: David Thomas, township co-ordinator, on 0161 253 7455.

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Press release issued: 19 March 2014.