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On 3 July 2015, patients, relatives and friends gathered together at a moving ceremony at Saltram House in Plymouth to mark Action Mesothelioma Day. The special event was organised by the South West Mesothelioma Support Group (SWMSG), based at the Macmillan Mustard Tree Centre at Derriford Hospital.

The ‘Action Mesothelioma’ campaign was started in 2006 by the British Lung Foundation...

Seventy hectares of wildlife-rich land close to one of Dartmoor’s most popular recreation sites is set to become a brand new nature reserve thanks to a partnership between Devon Wildlife Trust and the Forestry Commission.

The nature reserve, which is to be called Bellever Moor and Meadow, is owned by the Forestry Commission and is close to the moorland village of Postbridge and the...

A new patient engagement programme that places student nurses at the heart of general practitioner surgery groups in the South West has been unveiled by Plymouth University.

In the first project of its kind in the country, students on Plymouth’s adult nursing degree have been working with patient participation groups located inside GP surgeries to help them tackle a variety of issues...

Staff from LHC’s Exeter and Plymouth design studios have raised over £2,500 for one of the UK’s oldest charities, Devon based Hannahs.

The team of architects and urban designers cycled 58 miles and climbed 3750 feet of hills on Sunday, raising money towards a new £11,000 all-terrain wheelchair for the charity.

Twenty members of staff, including six of the company Directors...