The Healthy Futures programme run in partnership with the Patients' Council is starting its 14-week roadshow, the team over the next few months will be telling the public about changes being made to improve and modernise healthcare in the north east of Greater Manchester.
Patients with long-term conditions and members of the Healthy Futures team will be on hand at various locations to answer any questions the public may have about the planned changes to health services, known as Healthy Futures.
Healthy Futures is about ensuring patients are treated at the right time, in the right place, by the right person with an emphasis on bringing care closer to home.
Paul Mainwaring chair of the Patients' Council says “these Roadshows are vital, they are one of the best ways of ensuring the message on change is delivered to the public, but are also imperative to ensure people get an opportunity to express any concerns and seek clarification on the Healthy Futures programme. Over the past 2 years the Roadshows have attracted over 140,000 people”
The Healthy Futures programme sees NHS Heywood, Middleton & Rochdale, NHS Bury, NHS Oldham, NHS Manchester and Pennine Acute Hospital Trust working together.
Trevor 
Purt, Lead Chief Executive of Healthy Futures says "the Healthy Futures roadshow will give the people of the north east of Greater Manchester a great opportunity to find out more about the planned changes under Healthy Futures which see's a number of major service changes."
The roadshow is being run by the Healthy Futures team in partnership with the Patients' Council, an independent group of patients from the north east of Greater Manchester working closely with the Healthy Futures Programme to develop a patient-led NHS.
The information roadshow will be visiting shopping centres, bus stations, superstores, hospitals and local health centres from May 28th and will continue for 14 weeks with doctors, nurses and patients sharing their views on the changes and answering any questions from the public.
Sir Jonathan Asbridge, Programme Director for Healthy Futures says, "Throughout the Healthy Futures programme we have been working with the Patients' Council to give us an insight about what patients want from their health service. This roadshow is an exciting time and offers the public the chance to speak not only to the doctors involved in the changes but patients too."
