Increasing access to health services

My Plan for North Devon for 2024 onwards:

Continue to work to ensure better health and dental services are available within North Devon. Working with our Hospital Trust to ensure North Devon Hospital has the accommodation and facilities it needs, alongside our other health and social care providers, to support our often rural and ageing population. 

News

Health Secretary Visits North Devon Hospital

Selaine Saxby, MP welcomed The Rt Hon Victoria Atkins MP, Secretary of State for Health, to North Devon District Hospital to discuss the Future Hospitals Programme and Dentistry. The main thrust of the meeting was to see and discuss plans for the phased build of the hospital estate.

Statement - A&E Waiting Times

It is excellent news that the A&E waiting times at the Royal Devon and Exeter (RD&E) and North Devon District Hospital have been slashed and are now among the best in the country.

Selaine Saxby MP Welcomes Slurry Investment Grants Into North Devon

Selaine Saxby, MP for North Devon, has welcomed the extension of the Slurry Infrastructure Grant into North Devon.   The Slurry Infrastructure Grant forms part of the Government’s manifesto commitment to invest £2.4 billion per year in farming for the rest of this Parliament.

Selaine Saxby MP Welcomes the South West Investment Fund

On the 6th July the British Business Bank launched the £200 million South West Investment Fund aimed at fostering growth and prosperity for small businesses across the South West of England. The South West Investment Fund (SWIF) will provide much-needed funding to small and medium sized businesses