Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust ran

North Devon District Hospital North Devon District Hospital is an NHS district general hospital in the town of Barnstaple, North Devon, England run by Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. History The hospital has its origins in the North Devon Infirmary ...

in Barnstaple and community hospitals in Ilfracombe, Bideford, Holsworthy and Bideford. It merged with the

Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust The Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust ran Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Honeylands Children's Centre (for specialist assessment and support for children with special needs and their families), the Exeter Mobility Centre (providin ...

in April 2022 to form the

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust The Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust ran Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Honeylands Children's Centre (for specialist assessment and support for children with special needs and their families), the Exeter Mobility Centre (providing ...

History

The trust decided in October 2015 to close medical beds in the community hospitals in Ilfracombe and Bideford in order to save money. The trust was criticised by the

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in December 2013 for spending more than £370,000 on 870 tablet devices for staff. The trust said that these devices were necessary for staff who covered a wide area and saved money. The chair and chief executive both left in 2018 and the chair and chief executive of the

are to take their places although the two organisations remained separate.

Performance

In April 2014 the trust achieved a high rating in a

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(CQC) survey of adult inpatients, with not a single low score given for any aspect of care. It was rated better than other hospitals nationally for specific aspects of nursing regarding communication, confidence and trust and whether there were enough nurses on duty. It was named by the ''

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'' as one of the top hundred NHS trusts to work for in 2015. At that time it had 3,603 full-time equivalent staff and a sickness absence rate of 3.43%. 76% of staff recommend it as a place for treatment and 68% recommended it as a place to work. The trust won a bid in March 2016 to be “prime contractor” for domiciliary care services in Northern and Mid Devon, in a contract let by the

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s (CCG) in the county and Devon County Council, worth £7080million over five years. It manages providers of domiciliary care services in three areas of the county through Devon Cares. It has significantly reduced the number patients awaiting a care package who are unable to leave hospital.

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* {{Authority control Health in Devon Defunct NHS trusts

History

Performance

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