PEOPLE across the Bradford district and Craven are being given the chance to learn more about their local health service.

All three of the area’s NHS clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are staging their annual general meetings next month.

And the public is invited to attend to hear about the achievements and challenges of the past 12 months and priorities for the coming year.

The Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven CCG meeting takes place at Herriots Hotel, in Broughton Road, Skipton, on September 26, between 1.15pm and 3pm.

The annual report and accounts will be presented and people will have the opportunity to put questions to clinical leaders.

Helen Hirst, chief officer of the Bradford district and Craven CCGs, said: “I am looking forward to welcoming our GP practice members and local community to the annual general meetings.

“The meetings are a chance to find out about the key pieces of work happening to improve the health and wellbeing of our population.

“We will be talking about some of the significant achievements from the past year, and our plans for the future. This will include our proposal to become one new CCG as well as more about how we are working together across health, care and the voluntary and community sector to support people to be happy and healthy at home.”

The meetings will also celebrate ‘healthcare heroes’. Through the summer, colleagues and members of the public have been asked to nominate workers for awards, and winners will be announced.