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Alcohol Awareness Week shines a light on drinking habits

Alcohol Awareness Week this year is all about "alcohol and me". Alcohol is often made to feel central to everyday moments – from birthdays and barbeques to celebrations with friends – and this year’s campaign invites everyone to pause and reflect on the role alcohol is playing in their...

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Keep your eyes safely on the road

Devon drivers have been urged to look after their sight to avoid harming themselves or others.

For Road Safety Week (November 16-22), statistics from Specsavers’ road safety partner charity Brake show that on average people die every day on the UK’s roads and someone is injured every four minutes.

Devon opticians say that poor vision increases a driver’s risk of crashing...

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Improve your wellbeing with Learn Devon’s Mindfulness Challenge

The impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic on people’s mental health in Devon may currently be difficult to determine, but to help people look after their own wellbeing during the national lockdown, Learn Devon is launching its “ Mindfulness Challenge ”.

The five-day challenge, which launches on Monday 16 November, features a series of short videos that provide an opportunity to...

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£93,000 investment in X-ray at popular hospital

A £93,000 investment has been made in X-ray equipment at popular hospital Practice Plus Group Hospital Plymouth (formerly Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre).

The investment comes at a time when routine operations have resumed at the hospital and as it continues to offer treatment and support to local NHS patients and trusts as part of the regional COVID-19 health response.

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Safe to access care during lockdown

Practice Plus Group Hospital Plymouth continues to be a COVID-19 secure clinical environment. This means that as well as reintroducing planned surgery, the team there have also been able to treat NHS patients from local NHS trusts throughout the pandemic.

Hospital director Mark White, Practice Plus Group Hospital Plymouth (formerly Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre), said: “Despite the...

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Full dental implants in Turkey

A Hollywood smile is a dream of almost every person. However, for so many reasons, our teeth are often damaged and lose their beauty. The development of modern dentistry allows us to make almost all our teeth beautiful and healthy. That is why dental implants are so popular in today's world.

Treatment abroad is gaining more and more popularity, namely, treatment in Turkish dental...

Eye-scream - experts warn of novelty contact lens dangers in Plymouth

Plymouth people planning on dressing up this Hallowe’en are being urged to void having a ‘sight-mare’ by looking after their eyes.

Specsavers’ Plymouth store staff are hoping that fancy dress revellers don’t play a trick on their eyes by using costume contact lenses and make-up, and instead treat them to the care they deserve this Saturday.

Dr Josie Forte, who is director at...

NHS organisations in Devon are working together to manage COVID-19 and keep essential services running

NHS organisations across Devon are sharing their resources and expertise to manage the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, prepare for winter and keep essential services running.

As COVID-19 infections rise, health and social care partners are preparing for an increase in patients with the virus at hospitals in coming months.

The most recently published data show 517...

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New coronavirus testing site opened in Plymouth

A new walk-through coronavirus testing facility has opened for those with symptoms to book appointments at the Plymouth Marjon University Sport and Health Centre Car Park, Derriford Road, in Plymouth as part of the Government’s UK-wide drive to continue to improve the accessibility of coronavirus testing for local communities.

Testing is available only for those with coronavirus...

CBD business booming in Exeter

The CBD market in the UK is worth a staggering £300 million, and this is expected to triple over the coming five years. Consumers can expect this health craze to be worth more than £1 billion before the middle of this decade. Leading this growth in the hemp industry is Devon, where a number of new shops selling legal cannabinoids are popping up.

This corner of the UK is taking a...

Nurturing Expertise in fertility treatment

The fertility clinic in the South West of England with the highest rate of success for IVF is consolidating its position as a regional centre of excellence by investing in the development of the next generation of fertility experts.

Five practitioners at the Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM) are currently being supported to pursue two different higher qualifications,...

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