• Health Trusts
• Primary Care Trusts - PCTs
• Patient Advice and Liaison service - PALS
• Patient and Public Involvement Forums (PPIFs)
• National Health Information

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Health Trusts

• Devon Partnership Trust
  Works in partnership to deliver high quality mental health and learning disability services, designed to meet the individual needs of our users and carers in Devon.
• NHS South West
  The South West Strategic Health Authority - known as NHS South West is one of 10 new Strategic Health Authorities across England, replacing the previous 28. NHS South West works with over 50 NHS organisations in the region to improve services for NHS patients, ensuring more patients are cared for at home, in new modern GP facilities and in new generation community facilities. NHS South West also ensures that new Primary Care Trusts are fit for purpose and will support Acute (hospital) Trusts to gain foundation status.
• North Devon Health Care Trust  
  Acute hospital services based at Barnstaple in North Devon.
• South Devon Health Care NHS Trust
  Acute hospital services (Torbay general hospital)  based at Torquay in South Devon
• Royal Devon and Exeter Health Care Trust  
  Acute hospital services based in Exeter
• West Country Ambulance Trust
  Provides hospital care, nursing support and ambulance transport for Devon, Cornwall and Somerset

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Primary Care Trusts (PCT)

- “Plans, develops, buys and delivers local health services"
Devon PCT is the new NHS organisation responsible for delivering high-quality health services for almost three-quarters of a million people in the greater Devon area. The trust was formed on 1st October 2006 following the merger of similar organisations in Exeter, East Devon, Mid Devon, North Devon and South & West Devon.

• Devon PCT
  

Devon PCT in your area:

• East Devon NHS - PCT
• Exeter NHS - PCT
• Mid Devon NHS - PCT
• North Devon NHS - PCT
• South Hams & West Devon NHS - PCT
• Teignbridge NHS - PCT
• Torbay NHS - PCT
• Plymouth NHS  - PCT

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PALS - Patient Advice and Liaison Service

Further information and contact details for this service.

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Patient and Public Involvement Forums (PPIFs)

Further information for public involvement through the Health service

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National Health Information

Sites offering National health advice, information, medical conditions and treatments.

British Medical Journal -  
Medical research database from articles in this and other medical journals.

BNF.org -
Professional advice on the selection and use of medication.

Consumer Health Information -
Help with common ailments - colds, indigestion, hayfever, etc.

Dr Foster -
Search for local / national hospitals, consultants, complementary therapists etc.

Electronic Medicines Compendium -
Up-to-date information on prescriptions and over-the-counter medicines in the UK.

GP Information -
Search for GP by Name, Practice, Town, or Postcode

Health Guide -
Health-related guide to over 3,000 indexes - medical, mental health, nursing etc.

HealthNetUK -
Patients say what worked for them, conditions, links and support groups.

Health Sites -
Portal / links into the most popular health sites - conditions, organisations, helplines, leaflets, complementary medicines, care providers, etc. etc.

Hospital Support and Benefits -
Information about going into hospital, support after leaving, travelling to and from hospital and what may happen to benefits you are receiving at the time.

Immunisation -
All you need to know about diseases and immunisation

My Wavelength -
Website linking you to other like-minded people based on specific illness or hobby.

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Net Doctor -  
Health information on diseases, medicines and examinations in an understandable way. Fact sheets, discussion forums, etc., plus "Ask the Doctor" for questions by email.

NHS Direct Online-
Contact for advice on health issues such as healthy living, self-help guide, information about particular conditions and a glossary.

NHS Direct - If you would prefer to telephone them to get information for help with minor ailments, then ring on 0845 46 47.

NHS-Information Authority (NHSIA) -

This is the NHS Information Authority Portal Site. Use this site to gain access to information about NHS Information Authority work programmes.

NHS- Devon Learning Network -
Promotes learning and partnerships between the NHS and Social Services and is accessible to their staff working in Devon and Cornwall

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NHS-National electronic Library for Health -
The National electronic Library for Health Programme is working with NHS Libraries to develop a digital library for NHS staff, patients and the public.

NHS UK -
The NHS home page; what it does, how it works, and how to use it. Also find your local NHS services – doctors, dentists or hospitals  

NHS-Online -

Offers the latest independent health news and products and services.

NHS-Workforce Development Confederation -
NHS- Workforce planning with its partners in Devon and Cornwall

NHS-Your Guide to the NHS -
What to expect and future developments

Patient UK -  
Health information, leaflets, directory of conditions, support groups, helpline, medicines, equipment and insurance.

Problem Share -
Share your problems with others in a similar situation - health, relationships, loss and more  

PubMed -
American National Library of Medicine - comprehensive and searchable source of scientific literature

Surgery Door -
Medical advice, healthy living information, complementary medicine and travel advice.