The role of social care commissioners is to ensure that there are the right types of services, available in the right places to meet the needs of Devon people, in a timely and affordable way. The team works closely with Health Commissioners and Procurement colleagues to fulfil its duty to ensure that good quality services which deliver the best value to local people, are available.
The Social Care Commissioning Team Structure Chart gives an overview of the management structure.
Senior Commissioning Managers
The following senior commissioning managers hold overarching responsibility for key areas of work:
Ian's has an extensive public sector background..................
Solveig has a background which spans the public & private sectors and health. She has worked extensively in Health and was Head of Integration for South Devon & Torbay CCG in her last commissioning role.
Pete has a background in...........
Geraldine has a long standing background in operational management & service delivery, in social care & health, including recently her role as the Health and Social Care Community Services Manager in East Devon.
The QAIT team offers advice & support providers to meet the quality standards and requirements of Regulators and Devon County Council. Read more
Enquires: QAIT mailbox
Steve has responsibility for the whole team. His background is......................
John's is the lead contact for both North Devon & unregulated services, (ie non CQC regulated services) His background is................
Sandie is the lead contact for South Devon and for regulated community based personal care services. Her background is...................
Andrea is the lead contact for East Devon & Exeter and for nursing & residential care homes. Her background is..................
This team works very closely with commissioners to ensure that services are procured and contracted in a fair and transparent manner and meet EU procurement regulations. Read more
Enquiries: Procurement Mailbox
Nicola's background is.........................
The Business Relations Team works to support independent health & social care providers & commissioners to work collaboratively to ensure that there are enough of the right types of services to support people in Devon to live the lives they wish to live. Read more
Enquiries: Social Care Business Relations Mailbox
Richard is responsible for/his background is................
Paula's background is.................
Sue has worked for Devon since 2001. Her current work focusses on supporting the residential and personal care sectors. She has a strong background in the Health, Social Care, Housing and Probation fields.
Sam works with the unregulated sector and is the contact for new business development. Her background includes service development & management in the voluntary & social enterprise sectors & Children’s Services commissioning
Contact email
customer@devon.gov.ukContact number
0345 155 1015