New chair and Board members elected to NEW Devon CCG’s Western Locality
The NHS organisation responsible for commissioning, or buying, healthcare services for the people of Western Devon has elected a new GP chair.
Dr Paul Hardy, a family doctor in Plymouth since 1995, has been voted as chair of the Western Locality of Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (NEW Devon CCG).
Dr Hardy has a great deal of experience in clinical commissioning, having previously worked with the former primary care trust NHS Plymouth.
He also served in the Royal Navy, at sea (Falklands and West Indies), at home (last appointment HMS Raleigh) and abroad (exchange duties in Australia).
Dr Stephen Harris, the Western Locality’s interim chair since Dr Peter Rudge stepped down in September this year, was elected to the position of vice chair.
In addition the Board welcomed two new members who were elected following a process run by the Devon Local Medical Committee.
Dr Edward Parry-Jones, a salaried GP at the Ernesettle Primary Care Centre in Plymouth, was elected, along with Dr Rachel Tyler, a GP Partner at Chard Road Surgery in St Budeaux.
The Western Locality covers Lifton to Salcombe and Plymouth to North Bovey.
To get in involved in local healthcare developments, contact the Western Locality by telephone 0845 155 8000, email westernlocality@nhs.net, Facebook (nhs.westernlocality), or Twitter (@NHSNEWDevonWest)
