Doctors are calling on patients and local people in northern Staffordshire to sign up to a scheme to ensure they have a voice in the way healthcare services are delivered in the area.

Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) – the organisations responsible for buying healthcare services in the area – launched the “Our NHS” membership scheme as part of their continued commitment to putting patients at the front line of decisions about local care. The scheme is open to everyone with an interest in health.