An innovative patient-led appointment system, provided by the Rheumatology Team at Derriford Hospital, has been shortlisted for another prestigious national award.
The Direct Access service, which enables patients with chronic conditions, such as arthritis, to have more control of their treatment, has been shortlisted in the General Medicine category at this year’s Health Service...
Great (Great Opportunities) Together were delighted to receive the Epic Award on Saturday 2nd April at a ceremony in Cardiff Castle.
The ceremony crowned not only the winners and runner ups for each nation (Wales, Ireland, Scotland and England) but also winners of the Peer Award for Excellence, the People’s Choice Award, and Awards for exceptional work with young people and people with...
Plymouth University’s catering team has been named the best in the business at a national event recognising delicious sustainable food.
Plymouth scooped University of the Year at the Food Made Good Awards, which are run by the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) and recognise caterers that go the extra mile for sustainable, fresh, local and tasty food.
The fight to stamp out illegal tattoo artists, sometimes known as “scratchers” in Plymouth has taken another step forward.
Barbican based tattoo studio Dust n’ Bones has become the first in the city to be a member of both the Tattoo Hygiene Rating scheme and Trading Standards Buy with Confidence scheme.
The new rating scheme to drive up tattoo hygiene standards was launched in...
Ashbourne Woods in South Brent has been named by Pitchup.com as its top-selling site for Devon for 2015.
The figures, compiled from Pitchup.com’s bookings for 1,605 camping and caravan sites throughout Europe, show Ashbourne Woods led the way for visitors to Devon in 2015, bringing an impressive 749 bookings to the region, 9% ahead of its nearest competitor in the county.
Plymouth University has been recognised for its excellence in supporting armed forces reservists – and one of its employees has received a special award for her outstanding military work.
The University received a Defence Employer Recognition Silver (DERS) award at the Lord-Lieutenant for Devon’s Annual Award Ceremony at the Council House, Plymouth last month. The award was given for...
Beacon Medical Group, a partnership combining three existing and respected practices in the Plymouth and South Hams Area, has been shortlisted for a national, prestigious award for its Dermatology Service.
The General Practice Awards are designed to recognise, highlight, and reward the hard work and innovation that is carried out every day in surgeries up and down the UK.
Have you had a heating problem in the past year, and been impressed with the plumber or installer who fixed it? Have you undertaken an extension or renovation where your heating tradesman went above and beyond to deliver a job that you were so impressed with that you recommended them to friends or colleagues? Or are you a heating installer who constantly delivers outstanding work for...
England captain Wayne Rooney is spearheading a campaign celebrating the courage of South West children with cancer, as new figures released today (26 November) offer increased hope of surviving the disease.
According to Cancer Research UK Kids & Teens, the rate of children dying from cancer has dropped by almost a quarter (24 per cent) in the UK in the last decade.
It has been announced that the 2015 Armed Forces Day event in Plymouth, which saw around 50,000 people attend, has been shortlisted for Best Tourism Event in the Devon Tourism Awards.
As one of the finalists for the award Plymouth City Council, organisers of the event, will compete to be awarded Gold, Silver or Bronze along side Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink and The...
