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Nov
13
Devon Doctors Ltd is one of the top 75 fastest growing companies in Devon and Cornwall, according to KPMG’s Fast Growth 75.
Devon Doctors, which provides the county’s out-of-hours GP service and NHS 111 helpline, was listed as the 62nd fastest growing business in Devon and Cornwall this year in the annual business chart by KPMG.
The ranking reflects a year of growth at Devon Doctors, which saw the social enterprise awarded with a five-year contract to... read more »
Oct
01
As of October 1, patients across Devon will be able to make routine appointments to see a GP at evenings and weekends.
The aim of the Improving Access to General Practice scheme is to make it easier for people to get an appointment at a time that suits them. While many practices will be providing the extra appointments themselves, NEW Devon and South Devon & Torbay CCGs have commissioned Devon Doctors to assist where practices have opted out.
This scheme is an extension of the usual... read more »
Aug
20
Patients who become ill overnight or need urgent medical advice, support or treatment can expect to receive more responsive and joined-up urgent care services from early next year.
Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group [CCG], the NHS organisation responsible for the planning and funding of local health services, has awarded a five-year contract to Devon Doctors Ltd to deliver a new Integrated Urgent Care Service for the county from February 2019.
At the end of April this year the CCG went... read more »
Aug
08
OUT-of-hours medical services in Devon have been rated ‘good’ across all areas by regulator the Care Quality Commission [CQC].
Devon Doctors Ltd, which is responsible for the provision of the county’s out-of-hours GP service and NHS 111 helpline, was graded ‘good’ in all five assessment areas, which examine if the service is safe, effective, caring and well led, and if it responds to people’s needs.
The CQC, which regulates health and social care in... read more »
May
24
Doctors in Devon have issued useful advice on staying well over the bank holiday weekend as well as guidance on choosing the right service if you need professional healthcare.
GP surgeries will be closed on bank holiday Monday [May 29] but there is a wide range of services available which provide fast and effective health advice and treatment, from minor injuries to serious conditions.
Dr Simon Kerr, a GP in Ottery St Mary and chair of the eastern locality of NHS Northern, Eastern... read more »
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