The number of patients who were unallocated and on the waiting list for a NHS dentists:
Exeter as of July 1, 2016, was 3,900, previously 846 as of July 1, 2015
East Devon as of July 1, 2016, was 560, previously 120 as of July 1, 2015
Mid Devon as of July 1, 2016 was 370, previously 113 as of July 1, 2015
“Out of hours doctors care is to undergo some radical changes in Devon with the number of treatment centres being reduced and others having no overnight service.
Exmouth will entirely lose its treatment centre at Exmouth Hospital, as will Teignmouth, while other areas such Tiverton will see its hours significantly reduced.
As of October 3, they will reduce to nine, and some centres will no longer have out of hours services between 12am and 8am, such as Tiverton and Honiton.
It is also believed the amount of Devon Doctor cars to cover the region from 12am to 8am will be reduced by two. This will leave four cars to undertake home visits and return the their bases to see previous arranged treatment patients.
And a spokesperson said :- In Exmouth, there is NHS services available. The hospital is there and the minor injuries unit, and patients will be offered to attend Exeter treatment centre.
“There will still be overnight urgent care. Patients with a clinical need who are not able to get to a treatment centre will still receive a home visit as they do now.”
Source: Bay FM, Facebook
Here is the introduction to EDDC’s new communications policy:
“Communications Plan 2016-2020
… Purpose and scope of the communications plan
This plan aims to ensure we have good communications which improve residents’ lives, keep them informed and help them access services more easily.
This plan will help develop EDDC’s brand so that it becomes instantly recognisable and synonymous with our council plan priorities, values and key drivers of great customer service and value for money services in an outstanding place.
The more we involve and tell people about what we are doing and why, the better more informed they will feel. We have a great story to tell and we need to tell it well – this means effectively and consistently. …
Addressing local priorities
This plan aims to deliver effective communications to our customers. We strongly believe that customers who are informed about our services and benefits are more positive in their view of the Council than those who are not so informed.
Our Council Plan outlines that we will ‘continuously improve to be an outstanding council’ and that we will ‘prioritise keeping our residents informed’.
This communication plan will support the communication of the priorities and outcomes in the Council Plan:
Encouraging communities to be outstanding
Developing an outstanding local economy
Delivering and promoting our outstanding environment
Continuously improving to be an outstanding council
Principles underpinning this action plan:
Communication and reputation management is a top-table issue
It’s about avoiding the ‘barking mad’ by thinking about everything we do and everything we say/don’t say from a reputation management perspective
Stop talking about ‘they’ and start talking about ‘we’!
We are all responsible for reputation management and communications.
We think about different audiences: residents, members, officers, towns and
parishes, partners, business groups. …”
Click to access 280616-overview-agenda-combined.pdf
Whoops, big omission: they missed out developers from the last sentence!
EDDC issues a press release on 21 July 2016 saying that on 13 July 2016 its Cabinet decided to press ahead with devolution plans:
THEN
the Overview Committee discusses it on 28 July:
Click to access 280616-overview-agenda-combined.pdf
And STILL we are not allowed our say!
Priceless.
East Devon Watch 