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Groups eligible for influenza vaccinations are based on the advice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The programme aims to provide direct protection to those who are at higher risk of influenza associated morbidity and...

Everyone has mental health. It involves our emotional, psychological, and social well-being, and it affects how we think, feel, and act. Struggling with mental health is very common – roughly 1 in 4 people will suffer from a mental health problem...

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Social prescribing is a way of supporting you and your family to discover and access in your local community, that can help you with your health and wellbeing. Access our leaflet for more information

The new number for the Devon Doctors out-of hours palliative GP service is 0345 504 9113. Please see the leaflet which you can download here for details of the service.  If you would like to order printed copies of the leaflet,...

New guidance videos have been published to support patients and primary care with teledermatology and are available on the NHS England and NHS Improvement YouTube channel. Patient-facing video: Taking photos of your skin and sending them securely...

We’ve added a clauses on ‘General Practice Data for Planning and Research Data Collection (GPDfPR)’. You can review it here.

Phlebotomy 12TH APRIL 2021 | BEACONMEDICAL | LATEST NEWS Phlebotomists are part of the Assistant Technical Officer (ATO) group of staff based within the Combined Laboratory. The phlebotomy team provides a venepuncture service to both inpatients and...

Take the temperature of your opioid painkillers. In persistent pain, using opioid painkillers, such as codeine, tramadol and morphine for more than a few months, has not been shown to be helpful. As doses increase above the equivalent of 120mg...

Digital Health Devon’s digital training courses explain things clearly in plain English to help you get online and be confident in using online GP services and navigate the health and care services available online. They also offer 1-2-1 remote support...