Every adult in Devon is being encouraged to take a rapid, lateral flow test for coronavirus twice a week, and now they can do so in a variety of ways including through testing centres, workplaces, pharmacies, or home delivery .
The tests are fast and convenient, and results are usually available within the hour.
Rapid lateral flow tests are for people who show no symptoms of...
The hardworking staff of the NHS care for us all - and we want to show them that we care too. thortful are collecting messages of thanks on their new noticeboard , and your words could be featured in the ‘This is Gratitude’ art installation, touring across the UK to say thank you to the NHS.
Noticeboard of messages
Undeniably, the pandemic has given us a fresh perspective on...
Six popular holiday parks in Devon are giving NHS staff a 10 per cent discount off their holidays as a thank-you for all their hard work during the coronavirus crisis.
The discount was announced by Park Holidays UK as the group's holiday parks prepare to re-open on 12 April, and is available to 1.3 million NHS workers across the UK.
People in Devon who are eligible for a coronavirus vaccine are being urged to book an appointment before the end of March while there are thousands of spaces available.
Everyone aged 50 and above, people with underlying health conditions or health and care workers are among those now eligible for a vaccination.
They are being encouraged to book an appointment for a first...
The NHS in Devon is supporting people with learning disabilities to take up the potentially life-saving coronavirus vaccination.
GP surgeries are contacting people about booking the vaccine.
Recent engagement work, including focus groups with members of our community with learning disabilities, led by NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) suggests that the reasons for...
Getting the Coronavirus vaccine - A Message from Devon aims to reassure people about both having the vaccination and the process of attending a centre. It encourages others to take up the opportunity when they are invited.
“Absolutely brilliant,” is how patient Gloria Brinicombe described the experience, “not in pain, beautifully done, very quick, very easy and everything was done...
The NHS in Devon is supporting people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities (BAME) to take up a potentially life-saving coronavirus vaccination when they are eligible as part of the national programme.
Like other areas of the country, take-up of the vaccination in Devon among some BAME communities is lower than in the overall population.
Testing for coronavirus is going to be the cornerstone of our transition back to normal life, Steve Brown, Director of Public Health Devon, has declared.
With schools and colleges opening up again, and restrictions set to gradually ease over coming weeks and months – subject to the latest data at the time – testing is going to be a vital part of keeping case numbers down, he explains...
People with Covid in Devon, who are over 65 or are clinically extremely vulnerable, are being encouraged to ask their GP about using a potentially life-saving device at home to check their blood oxygen levels are not getting dangerously low.
Under a new NHS scheme called Covid Oximetry at Home, eligible patients can be given a pulse oximeter – a small and simple device that measures...
Professor Matthew Cramp has won the Excellence in Transplantation Award as part of the 2021 UK Awards for Excellence in Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation.
Presented at the British Transplantation Society and NHSBT Organ Donation and Transplantation Joint Congress, held virtually this year, the awards recognise outstanding professionals and volunteers in the field of organ...
