Public Health

Public Health

NHS Devon appoints new chief medical officer

NHS Devon has appointed Peter Collins as its new chief medical officer, replacing Nigel Acheson who retired last month.

Healthwatch Devon annual report published

Healthwatch Devon has published its 2023-24 annual report. The report includes reviews of emergency departments, adult social care and patient experiences of pharmacy services, which identified serious issues with obtaining repeat prescriptions.

Devon population proportions by age group 1993-2043 bar chart

Number of over-65s in Devon expected to increase by a third in next twenty years

Public health report says proportion of working age adults in county will fall alongside rise in long-term health issues in older people with likely impacts on local health and social care.

Exeter housing

Exeter has 3,100 vacant and empty second homes, nearly 6% of city’s housing stock

ONS also finds South West has 183,000 unoccupied dwellings with another 200,000 in use as second homes in the region, of which more than 4,000 are in Exeter, as statutory homelessness increases and rough sleeping doubles in city.

St Petrock's mobile rough sleeper service

St Petrock’s shortlisted for National Lottery project of the year award

Mobile rough sleeper service among seventeen finalists shortlisted from nearly 4,000 applicants to reach public vote stage of national award.

County Hall

County council forecasts £9.3 million overspend on top of £36.6 million SEND services deficit

Additional £10 million service delivery cuts, mostly from adult social care and children’s services, to be allocated to government ‘safety valve’ deficit programme.

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