Health & Beauty

How the Right Glasses Can Upgrade Your Everyday Style

I never really paid much attention to glasses growing up. They were just… glasses. Something you wore because you had to. I spent more time thinking about trainers or jackets than the frames sitting on my own face.

Then one day a friend pointed out that my old pair made me look...

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Wellness for the Middle-Aged: How to Reach Your Health Goals

As you age, looking after your overall health and wellness becomes more challenging since your body goes through hormonal and physical changes that make it harder to achieve health goals than when you were younger. Despite the obstacles in your way, making healthier lifestyle choices is still important and has been proven to add years to your life .

Most of the time, individuals have...

Pharmacists on hand to help with minor conditions

If you’re feeling unwell this Bank Holiday weekend, remember your local pharmacist is on hand to help and can save you a long wait in your local emergency department.

Many people are unaware of the wide range of services available from their local pharmacist and spend time waiting unnecessarily for a GP appointment, minor injury unit or even in busy hospital emergency departments....

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Plymouth opticians invest in lifesaving defibrillators

LIFESAVING defibrillators have been bought by Specsavers in Plymouth to provide rapid support to people in cardiac arrest.

Automatic external defibrillators can be the difference between life and death, and the staff learned about the machines’ importance when they attended a first-aid course.

The course inspired them to buy the defibrillators and install them in the stores...

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Specsavers launches groundbreaking recycling initiative in Plymouth

Specsavers stores in Plymouth are offering customers the chance to be part of an environmental initiative by recycling their glasses and contact lenses for free.

The scheme comes after stores teamed up with recycling experts MYgroup to install recycling collection boxes.

Customers at Specsavers Plymouth stores will be able to drop off metal and plastic glasses and sunglasses...

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Minor Injuries Units – where they are and when to use them

With around 5 million people visiting Devon each summer, the NHS has worked to ensure there are additional services in some tourist hotspots to reduce pressure on our busy emergency departments.

Minor Injuries Units (MIU) and Urgent Treatment Centres (UTC) are located right across the county and are there for people needing urgent medical attention, but not in a life-threatening...

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Nuffield Health hosting free fitness classes for 11-16 year olds this summer in Devon

Nuffield Health, the UK’s largest healthcare charity, has launched free exercise classes in 114 sites across the UK to help boost the nation’s activity levels. It comes as a new survey reveals that despite the recent news splash following the Lionesses’ Euros win, just 12% of girls and 27% of boys aged 11-16 plan to play sport this summer.

The Move together programme pilot initiative...

Got an urgent health need? NHS 111 can help

Residents and visitors to Devon are being reminded that if they have an urgent health issue this summer they can access medical advice online or by phone 24 hours a day at NHS111 .

Anyone contacting 111 who needs emergency medical care from a hospital Emergency Department (also known as A&E) will be given direct access to the department. Staff at NHS111 can also refer patients...

Devon ranked second best in the country for GP patient experience

Devon has been ranked* as second best in the country for patient experience of general practice, according to the 2022 England-wide GP Patient Survey.

The results have shown overwhelming public backing for Devon’s GP surgeries, with eight in ten respondents reporting a good experience of their practice.

The GP Patient Survey, administered by Ipsos on behalf of NHS England,...

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New anonymous digital mental health support service launched across Devon

A new free and confidential digital mental health and wellbeing service for adults is now available across Devon, Plymouth and Torbay.

Qwell (www.qwell.io), delivered by mental health provider Kooth , will ensure that every adult living in the Devon has access to a choice of support to managing their own emotional health and wellbeing.

NHS Devon, working in partnership with...

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