ROTHBURY residents are invited to attend a meeting next week to give their views on how urgent care services could be provided in the future.
These include services available during the day in GP surgeries, overnight, at weekends and over bank holidays from the out-of-hours GP service, minor injuries units, accident and emergency departments, ambulance services, emergency admissions to hos
pitals and NHS direct.
NHS North of the Tyne, on behalf of Northumberland Care Trust, Newcastle Primary Care Trust (PCT) and North Tyneside PCT, is running a three-month public consultation on draft plans for how these services could be provided in the future.
The consultation is due to end on Friday, July 25, and has involved meetings with the public, local authorities, community and voluntary organisations and other interested groups.
As part of this, Rothbury Parish Council has invited health officials to attend a meeting on Thursday, July 24, at parish hall of All Saints Church, Rothbury, from 7pm to 9pm which will give local people the chance to find out more and make their views known.
Members of the public interested in responding to the consultation can access information on line at www.northoftyne.nhs.uk/urgentcare or by telephoning 0191 202 2014.
