Moray Council and NHS Grampian are consulting with locals to find the best ways to integrate health and social care for adults in the community.
It follows a new law, passed in April last year, which requires local authorities and health boards in Scotland to reorganise the way they provide services.
A team at the Moray Health and Social Care Partnership have drawn up a draft scheme document, which is now out for public consultation.
Pam Gowans, chief officer for the new integrated services in Moray, said the move represented the biggest change to the way health and social care services have been run in Scotland since the first National Health Act in 1948.
“It is really important we get it right and the Scottish Government has issued clear instructions about the level of consultation to be done,” she said.
“The best ideas often come from people working on the frontline or service users and we want to give everyone the chance to get involved.”
The final version of the scheme will be presented to Moray Council and NHS Grampian in March. It will then be submitted to the Scottish Government. The existing health and social care partnership will disbanded on April 1, to be replaced by a shadow integrated joint board.
Consultation events will take place today at Dufftown Surgery from 2-3pm, on January 12 at Fleming Hospital, Aberlour from 2.30-4pm; on January 13 at Seafield Practice, Buckie, from 1-2pm; on January 14 at Linkwood Medical Practice from 1-2pm; on January 20 at Elgin Library from noon-2pm; on January 26 at Elgin Town Hall from 7-9pm; on January 27 at Longmore Hall, Keith, from 7-9pm; and on January 29 at Forres Community Centre from 7-9pm.