Health & Beauty

Doctors and healthcare professionals in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay want to find out the views of local people on how the county’s mental health strategy could look in the future.

The NHS and local authorities have launched a draft commissioning strategy for adult mental health services and want people to say what they think about the proposals.

The draft strategy, which is for...

Patients being treated for prostate cancer at Derriford Hospital may soon be able to receive treatment in the comfort of their own home, under the care of fully qualified and experienced nurses, rather than having to come to hospital.

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, in partnership with Healthcare at Home and pharmaceutical company, Janssen, has undertaken a pilot study with 37 patients,...

Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery and Alzheimer’s Society are collaborating on a special event at Drake Circus Shopping Centre on Thursday 22 May as part of Dementia Awareness Week (18 to 24 May).

The focus of this year’s Dementia Awareness Week is on ‘opening up’ and encouraging people who are concerned about dementia-related issues to talk about their worries rather than bottling...

A family doctor from Plymouth is urging people to use the NHS wisely this summer as the number of visitors to the area is expected to rise in the coming months.

Already over the last weekend Derriford Hospital saw a greater than usual number of people presenting to its emergency department.

This is placing strain on the hospital and Dr Dafydd Jones, a GP from Plymouth and...