Emily Draper

NHS Devon

Any NHS Devon Jobs can be found here: https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate Who we are: NHS Devon is the organisation responsible for the majority of county's NHS budget, and develops a plan to improve people's health, deliver high-quality care and better value for money. The organisation is led by a diverse board, which includes representatives from local councils, primary care, acute hospital, mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity. Devon is the fourth largest county in England with a diverse and growing population. It includes the cities of Plymouth and Exeter, more than 45 towns – both rural and urban – and several hundred parishes. Our aim is to improve people's lives in Devon – wherever they live – to reduce health inequalities and make sure we can deliver these services for the long term. NHS Devon is one of 42 integrated care boards across the county, and took over the statutory functions of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) on 1 April 2022. What we do: Within our annual budget of £2.3 billion, we plan and buy the majority (two-thirds) of the hospital and community NHS services for the county, including: - most planned hospital care - rehabilitative care - urgent and emergency care (including out-of-hours) - general practice (GP) - most community health services, such as community nursing and - physiotherapy - maternity and new-born services (excluding neonatal intensive care) - infertility services - children and young people's health services - mental health and learning disability services - continuing healthcare for people with ongoing health needs, such as nursing care We involve local patients, carers and the public, and organisations such as the Healthwatch Devon, Plymouth and Torbay, to help us better understand local need and commission high-quality care that is safe, effective and focused on the patient experience.