The NHS Trust running community hospitals in Exeter and mid and east Devon has been rated highly in a report on how well the health service's performance tallies with what patients consider important.
The report identified 10 factors which include how long people have to wait for operations, the risk of getting an infection and whether they have to share wards with people of the opposite sex.
The Northern Devon NHS Trust was ranked eleventh out of a hundred and 46 trusts
Political friction as Devon’s budget approved
Council tax will rise
Call for West Devon to be split to get best for residents
Residents in the north look to Exeter; and to Plymouth in the south
Dartmouth residents bemoan year-long closure of key road
Residents submit petition with around 2,500 signatures calling for action
Hard up charity will get more help from lottery cash
Citizens Advice helped more than 3,000 in North Devon over six months
Campaign for emergency phones at bridges to save lives
Temporary mobiles are in place at the moment
