Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust

Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust runs North Devon District Hospital in Barnstaple and community hospitals in Ilfracombe, Bideford, Holsworthy and Bideford.

It decided in October 2015 to close medical beds in the community hospitals in Ilfracombe and Bideford in order to save money.[1]

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.[2]

In April 2014 the Trust achieved a high rating in a Care Quality Commission 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.[3]

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 3603 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.[4]

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 in the county and Devon County Council, worth £70m-£80m over five years.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Devon trust to close hospital beds despite ‘serious concerns’". Health Service Journal. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Northern Devon Healthcare Trust spends £370,000 on tablet devices". North Devon Journal. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "HSJ reveals the best places to work in 2015". Health Service Journal. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Deep South: Northern Devon enters the home care market". Health Service Journal. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
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