Catch a black cab for your health

QUESTIONED . . . shopper Mary Whitely is pictured with Gail Richards (centre) and interviewer Ric Perrin

OLDHAMERS can hail a black cab and help improve health services as the “H Factor” comes to town in a bid to encouraged people to help make the borough a healthier place.

Gail Richards, Oldham Primary Care Trust (PCT) chief executive, said: “We want people across the whole of Oldham living longer, healthier, more active and fulfilling lives, and taking up the opportunities on offer from world class public services.

“To deliver this we need to gather as many views as possible about what would help people improve their health and that of their families.”

Questions being asked include:

::If money were no object, what would you do to improve your and/or your family’s health?

::What is important to your own personal health or well-being?

::What would make Oldham healthier?

::What difference would you see it making to Oldham in 25 years if this happened?

::Saddleworth Museum: today 12.30-4pm

::Royton Market Square: tomorrow 9am-4pm

::Failworth: Friday 9am-12.20pm at the primary care centre; 12.40-4pm at Morrisons

::Oldham High Street: Saturday 9-4pm

::Royton Elk Mill Retail Park: Broadway, Sunday 10am-4pm