RESIDENTS of Moretonhampstead and surrounding parishes are being invited to a meeting on the future of healthcare in their community.

Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (NEW Devon CCG) and the Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust are hosting the meeting to launch a discussion on the type of community health services the community would like to see in their town.

A series of face-to-face appointment sessions are currently taking place in Moretonhampstead and surrounding villages to give people an opportunity to meet with GPs and NHS managers and ask questions and suggest ideas for future models of healthcare in Moretonhampstead.

The public meeting at Moretonhampstead Sports Hall at 6.30pm on Monday, December 9, will provide another occasion for anyone who may not have had the chance to attend the weekly engagement sessions to come along and share their views, feedback and ideas. It will be chaired by Dame Gill Morgan, the current chair of the Alzheimer's Society.

Dr Alex Degan, a GP with Mid Devon Medical Practice and the vice chair of the Mid Devon locality of the NEW Devon CCG said: 'We have already started a discussion on what future healthcare models could look like in Moretonhampstead and how we can best deliver them.

'We have had productive face to face sessions with many members of the community. We hope as any people as possible will come to this public meeting and contribute their views and ideas on future models of healthcare in Moretonhampstead.'

Kate Lyons, director of operations at the Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust, said: 'We hope that by working together, sharing ideas and describing past experiences of care, we can come up with the right answer for Moretonhampstead.'