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Private GP service launches amid rising demand for appointments

As demand for GP appointments continues to rise across Devon and Somerset, a new private medical service is offering same-week access and longer consultations.

Peninsula Private Medical operates from the purpose-built Waterloo Court Health and Wellbeing Hub near Uffculme, bringing...

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SW GPs lead the way by offering Covid-19 research opportunities to their patients thanks to new GP training

Research is being placed at the heart of GP training in the South West giving four recently qualified GPs and one GP who is still in training the opportunity to offer the Covid-19 research to their patients.

The PRINCIPLE Trial is a nationwide study into Covid-19 which is being delivered in the community. The study aims to enable researchers to rapidly evaluate different treatments...

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Use the right NHS service for your needs this bank holiday weekend

Doctors in Devon are reassuring local people that the NHS is still there for them if they are unwell and need help, but reminding them that opening hours for some services may be different due to the bank holiday weekend.

GP practices will be closed on Monday 25 May for the bank holiday, but other services are available for people with urgent health needs over the holiday period....

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CBD Oil and Relaxation

The trend in the UK around the active ingredient CBD has been growing for a few years now. But there are still questions about this legal wonder substance.

Above all, how can CBD help to reduce stress and thereby contribute to relaxation?

CBD oil is a small miracle cure, but we still have some big questions. If you want to learn and understand all aspects of CBD before...

Excellent Ways to Manage and Treat Acne

Acne is one of the common skin diseases that affect people of all ages and sex but prevalent among teenagers. As bacteria, dead skin and oil build-up, it causes blockages on the pores, and that leads to acne breakouts. The conditions manifest itself as whiteheads, pimples or blackheads on your forehead, face, shoulders, and the upper back. Through proper care, readily available products and...

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Why It Is Safe to Purchase Medicines from an Online Pharmacy?

It can be a chore driving to a local pharmacy to purchase medication. However, there’s no need to go out of your way anymore. Besides, if you’re already feeling unwell, it makes no sense to drive to a local pharmacy; you'll only be potentially mixing with ill people. An alternative is to go online and have the medications delivered straight to your doorstep.

There are hundreds of...

A sign of the times: Senior Healthcare Assistant gets creative to overcome PPE communication barrier

Catherine Steffens, a Marie Curie Senior Healthcare Assistant, from Tavistock, Devon, has been getting creative making hand-made signs to connect with a patient who relies on lip-reading to communicate.

Knowing that having to wear a face mask would make speaking to her patient Yvonne, 76 from Yelverton, almost impossible due to her hearing difficulties and reliance on lip-reading,...

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How to Create your Personal Home Spa Experience

Spending time at the spa is probably one of the most pleasant and relaxing experiences we can have. We spend days working and stressing over every detail squeezed into our daily routine. When we finally have the time to get away from it all, getting a spa treatment is such a welcome thing.

If getting yourself pampered with professional services seems steep, or you find that you don't...

Don’t wait until it’s too late, say Devon cancer doctors

Doctors in Devon are concerned that people with cancer symptoms are not coming forward due to the coronavirus pandemic, following new findings that suggest four in ten people are too concerned about being a burden on the NHS to seek help from their GP.

NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens has warned that delays in getting treatment due to coronavirus fears pose a long term risk to...

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Your NHS is here for you: GP practices in Devon provide reassurance they are still open

Doctors in Devon are reassuring local people that the NHS is still there for them if they are unwell and need help.

NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens has warned that delays in getting treatment due to coronavirus fears pose a long term risk to people’s health.

The message comes as new findings that four in ten people are too concerned about being a burden on the NHS to...

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Deafblind UK expands support provision for people with sensory loss, including veterans

National charity, Deafblind UK has temporarily extended its helpline opening hours to support people who have sight loss, hearing loss or both, through the COVID-19 crisis.

The helpline is also now available to people who have reduced sight and hearing as a result of, or since, serving in the Armed Forces and to people who are supported by smaller sensory loss charities that may not...

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