Together a Healthier Future is a programme looking at how we can establish ways to improve health and care services in hospital, and out of hospital (i.e. community based services) and what we can do improve people’s health in Pennine Lancashire (Blackburn with Darwen and East Lancashire).

Over the last year, we have been talking and listening to members of the public through a series of engagement events, face to face meetings and on social media. We are particularly grateful that so many individuals have got involved and helped us come up with ideas about how to improve health and care services in Pennine Lancashire. We have been considering these ideas in developing our initial proposals.

We will be running a further series of engagement events, throughout June, July and August. The purpose of these is to update people on the progress of Together a Healthier Future, and share our initial ideas about the next steps. We are keen to hear your views and ideas.

If would like any further information, please visit our website www.togetherahealthierfuture.org.uk or contact the Together a Healthier Future team on 01282 644738.

Alternately, you could join the conversation via our Facebook page www.facebook.com/togetherahealthierfuture or join us on Twitter @ahealthyfuture_ #ahealthyfuture.

With very best wishes and thanks

Dr Chris Clayton

Chief Officer

Together a Healthier Future