The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust operates

Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (commonly referred to as RD&E), and with a main site sometimes known as Wonford Hospital, is a large teaching hospital situated in Exeter, Devon, England, and is run by the Royal Devon University Healthcare NH ...

North Devon District Hospital North Devon District Hospital is an NHS district general hospital in the town of Barnstaple, North Devon, England run by Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. History The hospital has its origins in the North Devon Infirmary es ...

, and other smaller centres.

History

On 1 April 1993, the Royal Devon and Exeter Healthcare NHS Trust started managing services provided by the

and associated sites. The Trust's application for NHS Foundation Trust status was approved in December 2003 before becoming effective on 1 April 2004 creating the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust took over the management of Castle Place Practice with 15,000 patients in Tiverton in 2018. It also now runs a number of community services including inpatient beds in Tiverton, Sidmouth and Exmouth. The Trust merged with the

Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust ran North Devon District Hospital in Barnstaple and community hospitals in Bideford, Holsworthy, Ilfracombe, South Molton and Torrington. It merged with the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust in April ...

in April 2022 to form the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, chaired by Dame

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Performance

In October 2014, it was reported that the Trust was not meeting the government target for 85% of cancer patients to be treated within 62 days of being referred by their GP. The trust said it was due to increasing demand for complex surgery, and that treatment was only delayed if "clinically appropriate". In May 2015, the trust reported an end-of-year deficit of £11.2million – an increase of £8.1M compared with the previous financial year. It expects a deficit of £20.2M for 2015/6.

Developments

In 2018, the trust announced that it was to implement a single

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systems in place of the 15 systems it has been using. It cost £42M. The trust said "Patients will be able to access their patient records, medical history, and test results, and they will get instant confirmation of when appointments are booked rather than having to wait for letters to arrive." In 2021 the trust bought the site of its local Nightingale Hospital, on an industrial estate outside the city, which will be used for several types of elective care. It plans to lease two modular operating theatres on the site.

Sites

Site currently managed by the Trust include: Hospitals *

* Heavitree Hospital Community Hospitals *Axminster Hospital *Bideford Community Hospital *Crediton Hospital *Exmouth Hospital *Holsworthy Community Hospital *Honiton Hospital *Ilfracombe Tyrrell Hospital *Moretonhampstead Hospital *Okehampton Hospital *Ottery St Mary Hospital *Seaton Hospital *Sidmouth Hospital *South Molton Community Hospital *

Tiverton and District Hospital Tiverton and District Hospital is a health facility based in Kennedy Way, Tiverton, Devon, England. It is managed by Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. History The hospital has its origins in a facility in Bampton Street whic ...

*Torrington Hospital *

Whipton Hospital Whipton Hospital is a small community hospital, also known as the Exeter Community Hospital (Whipton). It was founded as the Whipton Isolation Hospital in 1913 as a pulmonary tuberculosis sanatorium as part of a network of such facilities, instigat ...

Other centres *Barnstaple Health Centre *Barnstaple Vaccination Centre *Budleigh Community Site (Seachange) *Castle Place Practice *Exeter Mobility Centre *Exeter Oncology Centre *Exeter Vaccination Centre *Fern Centre *Litchdon House *Lyn Health Medical & Minor Injury Service *Mardon Neuro-Rehabilitation Centre *Macleod Diabetes and Endocrine Centre *Nightingale Hospital Exeter *Plymouth Vaccination Centre *Sidwell Street Walk-in Centre

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