Health & Beauty

Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group’s (CCG) member GP practices have been rated among the highest in the country – by the patients they serve.

A national survey showed that patient experience of local doctors’ surgeries in Devon was consistently better than the England average.

Almost nine in ten Devon patients said they would recommend their GP surgery to someone who has just moved to the area and 95 per cent said they had confidence and trust in their GP.

A total of 84 per cent of patients in Devon reported they found it easy to get...

National Paracycling Champion Tom Staniford has an extremely rare condition which, until now, has puzzled his doctors.

He is unable to store fat under his skin – yet has type 2 diabetes – and suffered hearing loss as a child. Now, thanks to advances in genome sequencing, an international research team led by the University of Exeter Medical School has identified Tom’s condition and pinpointed the single genetic mutation that causes it.

As well as allowing a better understanding of Tom’s condition, the discovery may have implications for his bid to participate in the Rio...

Over 100 people a month are now being given a personalized health MOT at the Nuffield Heath Exeter Hospital.

Paul Westoby is a Physiologist based at the Exeter Nuffield. He said: “There has been a significant increase in the interest of this new service. People are seeing the benefits of a health check, coupled with excellent practical, realistic lifestyle advice enabling them to achieve their desired goals and improving their health and wellbeing”.

The MOT includes a cholesterol check, blood tests, and ECG and personal coaching, and includes time with a specialist...

Looking for a local refresher antenatal course? If you already have a child and are pregnant again, you may want to prepare yourself for the birth and focus on life with a new baby in the family. With the NCT you can help to prepare yourself for the birth of another baby by attending new refresher antenatal courses in Exeter.

NCT Refresher Antenatal courses offer parents a chance to consider past birth experiences and build on those to prepare for looking after your new baby. Courses include antenatal preparation for birth and parenthood, and a reunion after all the babies are born...