Health & Beauty

Former Spice Girl and Heart Radio DJ Emma Bunton has teamed up with Specsavers in Exeter and anti-bullying charity Kidscape to launch this year’s search for the Wannabe Spectacle Wearers of the Year.

The overall winner of competition will be presented with £10,000 in cash and a dream stay at the Atlantis Paradise Island, Bahamas. The prize will be presented later this year at a star-studded event in central London.

Emma is the face of this year’s Specsavers’ Love Glasses campaign and the associated Spectacle Wearer of the Year competition, now in its 20th year.

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Recreational users of coastal waters such as swimmers and surfers are at risk of exposure to antibiotic resistant bacteria, according to new research published this week.

In the first study of its kind, scientists at the University of Exeter Medical School have assessed the amount of water ingested during different water sports, and combined this with water sampling data to estimate people’s exposure to bacteria resistant to antibiotics.

Using data gathered across England and Wales in 2012, they estimated that over 6.3 million water sport sessions resulted in one type of...

FINAL plans to transform Budleigh Salterton Hospital into a health and wellbeing hub for the local community have been given the go-ahead.

The board of the Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust, which manages the hospital, approved the full business case for the development at its meeting on Tuesday 24 March.

The hub will bring together health, social care and voluntary sector services in a centre of support and advice for people of all ages.

The League of Friends of Budleigh Salterton Hospital has agreed to commit £400,000 towards the £800,000 project, with the Trust...

Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust today announced its preferred supplier for an electronic health record to support all community services, including community nursing teams across north, east and mid Devon.

Electronic health records signal the end to paper notes, referrals and forms and instead allows clinicians to access health records electronically and securely meaning patient care is safer, transition between services is smoother and the care we offer becomes much more centred on the patient and their holistic needs throughout health and social care services in Devon. The...