Public Health

  • NHS Health checks

    1. Does Devon County Council (DCC) reimburse NHS health checks in any service specifications with General Practices within your council? Yes. 2. If yes to question 2, what percentage of health checks were performed in 2023/24 financial year? Please may … Continue reading →

  • Tier 2 Weight Management

    I would be most grateful if you would provide me details in respect to the Tier 2 weight management services, or integrated lifestyle services including weight management. The details I require are: 1. Do you currently commission a tier 2 … Continue reading →

  • Funding for alcohol and substance misuse

    Please provide the following information in relation to the financial year 2023/24. 1. How much money was spent from the drug and alcohol / substance misuse budget on the provision of support to the family members / carers of people … Continue reading →

  • Household Support Fund

    I am interested in hearing more about the extension of the Household Support Fund (1 April 2024 – 30 September 2024) and would like to know the following. 1. The number of applications to the Household Support Fund from 1 … Continue reading →

  • Quit smoking services

    1. How much budget is allocated to helping people in the local community quit smoking each year? Please provide the most up to date information possible, either for 2023 or 2024. We define ‘quit smoking’ as any campaigns, marketing, events, … Continue reading →

  • Anti-poverty strategy

    1. Does your council have a written anti-poverty strategy (this may also be referred to as a ‘poverty strategy’)? This may be an all-age strategy, or one focussing on a specific group of the population, such as a child poverty … Continue reading →

  • Domestic Abuse Services

    Q1. Refuge/safe accommodation services Please fill out this table with information about all the refuge and/or safe accommodation services for survivors of domestic abuse that your local authority funds in your area in 2024/25, including any refuge/safe accommodation services that … Continue reading →

  • NHS Swap to Stop Scheme (Vapes & E Cigarettes)

    Please can you provide: 1. The names of the manufacturers that have contracts with your council to supply a) disposable vapes/e-cigarettes, and b)refillable vapes/e-cigarettes, under the NHS Swap to Stop scheme. Devon County Council (DCC) do not directly purchase, or … Continue reading →