Economy of Devon upon geographical location; Dartmoor, for instance, has recently seen a significant rise in the percentage of its inhabitants involved in the financial services sector. In 2003, the Met Office, the UK's national and international weather service, moved to Exeter. Devon is one of the rural counties, with the advantages and challenges characteristic of these. Despite this, the county's economy is also heavily influenced by its two main urban centres, Plymouth and Exeter. Nearly half of the holdings of the Duchy of Cornwall are in Devon, including a large area of farmland. Since the rise of seaside resorts with the arrival
Healthcare in Devon for the new “success regime” by Simon Stevens in June 2015 in which NHS England will work in partnership with Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority to tackle problems in the local health economy. In October 2017 it was announced that the four acute trusts in Devon were to share staff to help tackle workforce deficiencies and to support service standards for the wider population. In March 2016 Angela Pedder, Chief Executive of Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust was appointed the leader of the Devon Sustainability and transformation plan footprint. She retired in August 2017 and was