People living in Coventry and Warwickshire are being urged to have their say in the biggest consultation ever on the NHS.

Nuneaton MP Bill Olner has said that he hopes people living in the area take advantage of the opportunity to put their views forward about the future of the health service.

The government has announced a mammoth consultation exercise among staff and patients to find out what the NHS should be aiming to achieve.

The information will be drawn up into a national plan of action to improve the service.

Mr Olner said the leaflets asking people’s views have already been distributed through Nuneaton.

Every hospital and GP surgery has them, as well as chemists and supermarkets.

The consultation will run until the middle of June.

Mr Olner said:

“In the Budget we announced the biggest-ever sustained spending increase in the history of the NHS.

“It means that over the next four years the NHS will grow by a third.

“This gives us a once in a lifetime chance to create a 21st century NHS that puts people first, and we want everyone to help us do it.

“This is an extremely important matter and I urge everyone in the Nuneaton constituency to make their opinion known. So please take this chance to have your say.”