DEVON has been selected

to host this year's national

Rural Health Conference,

which will be held at Sandy

Park, Exeter, on Friday, October

18.

Organised by the Rural

Health Network and supported

by Devon County

Council, the theme of this

year's conference is "Challenging

Times – One Year

On" - working together to

deliver effective rural health

services.

Councillor Andrea Davis,

DCC cabinet member for

health and wellbeing said:

"It's an honour to be hosting

this event, which is highly

significant for Devon and

its population, as one of the

largest rural authorities in

the country.

Devon's Director of Public

Health, Dr Virginia Pearson,

will open the conference and

welcome the guest speakers,

who come from a range of

organisations including Scottish

Telehealth Centre and

BT Global and clinical and

professional leads from local

authorities and healthcare

trusts.

The workshops will have a

strong Devon focus, which include

Neighbourhood Health

Watch, hosted by Dr Peter

Aiken from the Devon Partnership

NHS Trust; Improving

Health and Wellbeing

in Rural Areas hosted by

Mary Nisbett from Westbank

Healthy Living Centre in

Exminster and rural area

health funding, hosted by

Professor Sheena Asthana

from Plymouth University.

For further information

or to book a place on the

conference please visit www.

rsnonline.org.uk