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How the Everyday Products Your Family Uses Stay Safe

If you have ever stood in a supermarket aisle turning a jar of baby food over to check the seal, or squinting at the date on a pack of nappies, you already care about the same thing manufacturers spend a fortune on: making sure the products your family uses are exactly as they should be. Most parents never see it, but almost everything in that trolley was checked by machine vision technology by VA...

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Ellie Green

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More than half a million children benefitted from healthy food and activities during summer

Over 600,000 children attended free, government-funded Holiday Activities and Food clubs this summer, including over 495,000 eligible for free school meals

From: Department for Education and The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP

Hundreds of thousands of children from low-income families are benefitting from healthy food and extra-curricular activities, through programmes helping to level up...

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Skateboarding helps middle-aged people navigate depression and bond with their children

Skateboarding in middle age helps people navigate depression, bond with their children and cope with personal trials, a new study shows.

Older people who take part in the sport say it has a “spiritual meaning” in their lives and boosts their wellbeing and happiness. Physical benefits are a by-product.

Skateboarding allows them access to a community and gives them an identity separate...

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Devon GP surgery Christmas and New Year opening times

Devon GP surgery Christmas and New Year opening times Patients across Devon are being reminded that most GP practices will be closed over the festive and New Year period and that if they need medical advice to make use of alternative services such as 111.

Most GP practices will close at the end of the day on Friday 24 December and will re-open again on Wednesday 29 December until Friday 31...

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GP practices to prioritise urgent care and COVID boosters

Following the Government’s call to accelerate the Covid-19 booster vaccination programme, Devon’s GP practices have, at very short notice, reallocated much of their workforce to delivering Covid-19 vaccines over the next two weeks.

This means that GP practices will focus on urgent clinical need and vaccines, and some non-urgent appointments may be postponed until the New Year....

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Get NHS advice quickly ahead of ‘winter like no other’

Get NHS advice quickly ahead of ‘winter like no other’

The NHS in Devon is encouraging local people to use NHS 111 online to get urgent medical advice quickly as we enter what England’s top doctor says will be a ‘winter like no other’.

Patients should continue to come forward for care and are still being encouraged to speak to a pharmacist, GP or call 111 if they need urgent advice...

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Devon residents urged, “Get Boosted Now”

Devon’s residents are being urged to “Get Boosted Now” as part of an urgent national appeal to give themselves better protection from the Omicron Covid-19 variant; which is much more transmissible than previous variants.

The NHS in Devon is working to increase the number of vaccine clinics and extend opening hours following the Prime Minister’s announcement last night (12 December) of the...

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Children’s Publisher Launches Campaign For Terminally Ill Children

The initiative, by children’s book publisher Ventorros Press, seeks to create personalised illustrated story adventures for terminally ill children, creating wonderful diversions that will empower them to temporarily escape their surroundings.

Ventorros Press commented, “If we can raise just £10,000, we will be able to brighten-up the days of around fifteen children and their...

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Plea for patience as rising levels of abuse from patients leave dedicated NHS staff distressed and in tears 

The healthcare workers who we clapped on our doorsteps last year say they are increasingly being abused by the people they work so hard to care for.

Most patients continue to be polite towards staff. However, doctors, nurses, other health professionals and support teams have reported rising levels of swearing and abusive language; threatening and aggressive behaviour; and damage to...

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People with a Learning Disability urged to have the flu vaccine

Children and adults with learning disabilities, as well as their family members or paid supporters are eligible to receive a free flu vaccine this winter.

Preventing flu is particularly important for people with learning disabilities. It can lead to pneumonia and sepsis, which many people with a learning disability are much more vulnerable to than the general population.

People with...

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NHS urges people to do their bit as Covid inpatients increase 

The number of patients in Devon’s hospitals with Covid-19 has risen substantially this month and is expected to continue rising as cases in the community increase.

There are currently 168 Covid inpatients in Devon, up from 111 in early November.

The increasing rates of Covid in the community also impact on staffing. Currently almost 600 NHS staff in Devon are off work due to Covid....

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