Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust

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Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust ran North Devon District Hospital in Barnstaple and community hospitals in Ilfracombe, Bideford, Holsworthy and Bideford. It merged with the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust in April 2022 to form the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. [1]

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History

The trust decided in October 2015 to close medical beds in the community hospitals in Ilfracombe and Bideford in order to save money. [2]

The trust was criticised by the Taxpayers Alliance 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. [3]

The chair and chief executive both left in 2018 and the chair and chief executive of the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust are to take their places although the two organisations remained separate. [4]

Performance

In April 2014 the trust achieved a high rating in a Care Quality Commission (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. [5]

It was named by the Health Service Journal 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. [6]

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 clinical commissioning groups (CCG) in the county and Devon County Council, worth £70–80 million over five years. [7] 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. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Exeter and north Devon hospital merger set to go ahead". BBC. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Devon trust to close hospital beds despite 'serious concerns'". Health Service Journal. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Northern Devon Healthcare Trust spends £370,000 on tablet devices". North Devon Journal. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Chief exec and chair to take on neighbouring hospital trust". Health Service Journal. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "North Devon District Hospital rated among best in country for patient experience in national survey". North Devon Journal. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "HSJ reveals the best places to work in 2015". Health Service Journal. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Deep South: Northern Devon enters the home care market". Health Service Journal. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Pioneering acute and community trust hails 'successful' first year of home care". Health Service Journal. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
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