A FORMER nurse has been appointed to a new role to oversee integrated community health and social care services in County Durham.
Lesley Jeavons, from Durham, has been appointed as director of integrated community services at Durham County Council, a new £130,000 role created to oversee the provision of community health services and adult social care.
Ms Jeavons is currently the director of integrated care and was previously head of adult care at Durham County Council.
She said: “Having worked across both the NHS and local government in a variety of roles, I feel very well placed to take on this new role.
“I am fully committed to developing and delivering integrated services having worked in this area for more than 20 years and I am really excited about what we can provide for patients in the future.”
Dr Stewart Findlay, chairman of the County Durham Integrated Community Care Partnership, said: “We already have a strong track record of local authority and NHS partnership in County Durham.
“Lesley has been instrumental in developing this way of working over many years.”
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