Working in partnership to improve health and develop better health and social care services for over three-quarters of a million people in the Devon area…..
We manage community hospitals and health centres and work with GPs, dentists, and pharmacies to ensure you have the best and most appropriate services as close to your home as possible. We also commission inpatient treatment, outpatient appointments, as well as diagnostic tests at acute hospitals in Exeter, Plymouth, Torbay and North Devon.
This site is designed to tell you about our work and the services we provide to improve health and wellbeing in Devon. Click on the menus above or on the linked items on this page to find out more.
If you are looking for general information about the NHS, we suggest you visit www.nhs.uk. If you are seeking medical advice, please contact NHS Direct by calling 0845 4647, or visit their website at www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk.
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Thursday 15th October 2009: Care Quality Commission confirms NHS Devon Performance as ‘good’.
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This section of the NHS Devon website contains information about how we ensure the safeguarding of children and young people.
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Know your NHS number!
Everyone registered with the NHS in England and Wales has their own unique NHS number.
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Improving lives in Devon
Annual report and summary financial statements 2008/09
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Swine 'flu information
Please click the image if you are ill and believe you have swine flu - or just wish to view the latest information.
See the NHS South West podcast about the swine flu vaccination programme.
Alcohol Strategy
Devon Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT) and the Devon Primary Care Trust (PCT) are to increase the amount of help and advice to those living with alcohol related problems. A Devon Alcohol Strategy has been produced along with an action plan showing how the strategy will be implemented. Click on the logo for full details.
Want to quit smoking?
You are up to 4 times more likely to quit successfully using your local NHS Stop Smoking Service. Click on the logo for information and advice.
The NHS Constitution. A historic signing ceremony to mark the launch of the NHS Constitution for England took place at Downing Street in January 2009. The Constitution, the first of its kind in the world, is the result of extensive consultation with staff and patients, which was led by strategic health authorities and overseen by independent experts on the Constitutional Advisory Forum (CAF). Click on the logo for full details.
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