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Patients in Exeter will benefit from improved access to local healthcare as St Leonard’s Practice opens five new clinical rooms to expand neighbourhood health services. The new purpose-built clinical rooms at St Leonard’s Practice will enable more services to be delivered closer to where people live, including audiology, physiotherapy and ear care. This investment will […]

With Valentine’s Day fast approaching people are being encouraged to look after their heart health this half term by getting their blood pressure checked and taking simple steps to stay well. High blood pressure, if left untreated, can damage blood vessels and increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes, heart failure, kidney disease, vision loss, […]

Patients in Devon are being encouraged to make more use of the NHS App after registered users reached a record high. The NHS App allows patients to order repeat prescriptions, view their GP health record, book and manage appointments, and access test results. It currently has more than 39 million users, with 66% of the […]

Dental practices across Devon came together over the 2025 festive period to provide extra urgent dental care through the NHS Devon Give a Smile for Christmas initiative. The scheme helped people get emergency dental treatment at a time when access is usually very limited, including patients who are not registered with a dentist and those […]

The NHS in the South West is urging people to come forward for their COVID-19 and flu vaccines before the winter offer comes to an end. Festive celebrations may have led to an increase in flu and COVID-19 infections as figures published this week show that the number of patients in hospital beds with flu in the […]

Hope For The Community CIC presents Hope Monday, a free webinar for wellbeing. Feeling down on the third Monday of January? You’re not alone – it’s known as Blue Monday, the saddest day of the year. But there’s hope! Social enterprise, Hope For The Community CIC, presents Hope Monday, a free, expert-led wellbeing webinar on […]

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and the NHS in the South West is sharing how people can help eliminate cervical cancer by 2040.   Cervical cancer leads to approximately 685 deaths in England each year. However, through cervical screening and the HPV vaccination programme, eliminating cervical cancer is more achievable than ever before.  Dr Matthew Dominey, Consultant in Public Health and Screening and Immunisation Lead […]

High levels of seasonal illness, including flu, and vomiting and diarrhoea bugs, mean ambulances, hospitals, GP surgeries and other NHS services can come under severe pressure at this time of year. People are being asked to help by continuing to choose the right service for their needs and by taking simple steps to help them […]

As the temperatures drop, it’s important we all play our part to stay safe, look after each other and ease pressure on our NHS in the South West. This is especially important for elderly residents across the South West, as well as people with pre-existing health conditions, who are being urged to take extra precautions […]

Flu cases have begun to steady but hospital cases still surpassed 3,000 in the week before Christmas, a slight fall on the week before, according to new figures published today. Thanks in part to NHS staff ramping up vaccination efforts with half a million more people protected against flu compared to the same period last […]