DOCTORS in West Devon are inviting people to help shape the future of health services in their communities.

Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group is set to work with patients, carers, councillors and members of the public to decide how community healthcare services should look and be provided in future.

The work will be led across Plymouth, South Hams and West Devon by Dr Steve Harris, a GP from Ivybridge, who said the CCG wanted to make sure patients and the public were fully involved in decisions about healthcare developments.

'Our vision is healthy people, living healthy lives in healthy communities,' he said.

'We also need to think about targeting NHS services where they are needed and are most clinically effective.

'The public know a great deal about the NHS and their expertise as patients is invaluable when we are designing services.'

The TCS programme will run from now until October 2015.

To make sure people can have their say there will be a number of events offering them the chance to hear what other members of the public have already contributed and to share their own thoughts.

The West Devon event will take place in The Bedford Hotel in Tavistock between 6pm and 8pm on November 14.