A MAJOR NHS fair in Newton Abbot aims to put ­people in the picture about the latest health developments across South Devon.

A clutch of local specialist ­organisations will be at The Avenue Church to show how ­groundbreaking developments link with traditional methods of ­healthcare to help people’s ­wellbeing now and into the future.

Organisations taking part in the June 22 roadshow will be Public Health, two GP practices ­demonstrating online consultations, Newton Abbot-based charity KingsCare, Healthwatch, and online health broadcaster Hiblio.

Pharmacists and GPs will also be present to give health checks, as well as information or advice on issues such as weight, body mass index, blood pressure and cholesterol checks.

Also attending will be Torbay and South Devon Healthcare Trust, which runs Torbay Hospital.

The Health Fair and annual ­meeting is being organised by South Devon and Torbay Clinical ­Commissioning Group (CCG), the body responsible for the majority of healthcare in the area.

The event starts at 10am, followed at 11.30am by the CCG governing body’s annual meeting which allows people to find out about the ­organisation’s performance during the past year and its plans for the future.

Dr Nick Roberts, the CCG’s chief clinical officer, said: ‘Many people have told us that they want to hear more about the innovative work being undertaken here in South Devon and Torbay, and the Health Fair and annual meeting will give visitors a chance to do that.’

He added: ‘At the health fair ­element in the morning, people will be able to get first-hand insights into the many initiatives going on locally, and they will be able to ask ­questions.’

He urged people to pop along to the first health fair of its kind ­organised by CCG.