We work in partnership with other health and social care providers across Devon to deliver high quality services to support the recovery of people with mental health needs. We have introduced networks of care that deliver all the necessary health and social care services through four network areas based on the following four geographical areas, with a total population of more than 850,000: North Devon, Exeter, East and Mid Devon, South and West Devon and Torbay.
Devon Primary Care Trust NHS Devon Commissioning Headquarters, County Hall Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 4QL www.devonpct.nhs.uk 01392 205205 / 0845 140 5005
Devon Primary Care Trust was formed on 1st October 2006 following the merger of similar organisations in Exeter and Mid, North, East, South and West Devon. Community Hospitals provide services including minor injuries, out-patient care, day surgery, rehabilitation, and care for older people and for patients being monitored by their GPs. If you’re not sure whether your injury can be treated in a Minor Injuries Unit, telephone NHS Direct on 0845 4647. They will be able to advise you, and can also tell you where your nearest Minor Injuries Unit is. This service is linked to the GP out-of-hours service. Please ring before you turn up -before coming to an MIU that is open 24 hours please telephone the hospital (on the main hospital number) before turning up to check that it will be the appropriate place to be treated. For the Commissioning headquarters please contact: 01392 205205 or 0845 140 5005 Fax: 0845 140 4046 see page 80 for individual hospital contacts.
DEVON DOCTORS, OUT-OF-HOURS SERVICE:
0845 6710 270
South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Lawes Bridge, Torquay, TQ2 7AA www.sdhct.nhs.uk 01803 614567
South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust runs a big general hospital (Torbay Hospital) serving the South Devon area. The services that it provides are funded by Primary Care Trusts, who receive an allocation of NHS money from the government each year and who decide on the healthcare priorities for their local population. The South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust catchment area covers 300 square miles - from South Dartmoor to the length of coastline which stretches from the mouth of the River Exe (Dawlish), past the Teign and Dart estuaries (beyond Dartmouth). Torbay Hospital therefore serves a resident population of approaching 300,000 people, plus about 100,000 visitors at any one time during the summer holiday season. Contact the Torbay Hospital Switchboard: 01803 614567
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust Derriford Road, Crownhill, Plymouth, PL6 8DH www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk 0845 155 8155 / 01752 202082
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust manages the following: Derriford Hospital, Royal Eye Infirmary and the Child Development Centre. Tel: 0845 155 8155 / 01752 202082 Fax: 0845 155 8235 Textphone: 0845 155 8281
Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust Barrack Road, Exeter EX2 5DW www.rdehospital.nhs.uk 0139 2 411611
The RD&E provides acute hospital services to around 350,000 people in Exeter, East Devon and Mid Devon, and offers specialist services such as cancer care, plastic and reconstructive surgery, orthopaedic surgery, paediatric care and renal services to people living further afield in Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Dorset and Somerset. Tel: 01392 411611
Torbay Primary Care Trust Bay House, Nicholson Road, Torquay, TQ2 7TD www.torbaycaretrust.nhs.uk 01803 210500
Torbay Care Trust is an integrated health and adult social care organisation. We are responsible for providing and commissioning (buying) services for the population of Torbay – around 140,000 people. We employ approximately 1,300 staff including frontline health and social care staff, such as district nurses, occupational therapists and social workers, and operate from a range of different premises across Torbay such as community hospitals and clinics. Call the Customer Service Centre on: 01803 219700
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Devon Partnership NHS Trust Wonford House Hospital, Dryden Road, Exeter, EX2 5AF www.devonpartnership.nhs.uk 01392 823172