AS Chair of the Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group I want to invite Courier readers to get involved in shaping the future of healthcare in their community. They may have seen coverage by the local media about potential changes to NHS community healthcare services in Devon. Community services include district nursing, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, community hospitals, minor injuries units and more specialised services. We know that people are getting older and have more complex needs and alongside this, advances in care mean there are more possibilities than ever before to improve the way we provide community services. We also know money is tighter than ever in the NHS so we must make every penny count and look to reshape services where we can make them more effective and efficient. During the last year we have spoken to hundreds of people about what they think is most important about community services. This includes patients, carers and communities, independent providers, as well as senior and clinical leaders in health and social care. The people we spoke to were very clear about the things that they thought were important. They wanted services that: would help people to stay well; gave them integrated (seamless) care when they needed it; provided personalised support; had co-ordinated pathways of care; ensured we value and support carers; gave services that thought about the whole family and had a method of delivering services that saw care at or close to home as the first choice. Now we want readers to tell us what they think about our proposed way forward and how health services in the community should look like in the future. If anyone would like to give feedback please do so by July 8 2014. The feedback document can be found electronically on the CCG's website: https://www.newdevonccg.nhs.uk/involve.community-services/101039">https://www.newdevonccg.nhs.uk/involve.community-services/101039 or paper copies can be requested by calling either Keri Ross on 01392 267680 or Sally Parker on 01752 398737. Readers can also email directly to: [email protected]">[email protected] , or write to Community Services, NEW Devon CCG, County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 4QL. I look forward to hearing readers' views. Dr Tim Burke Chair Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group