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Devon’s pioneering new Nursing Associate Apprenticeship Programme was launched this month.

Nine apprentices, part funded by Devon County Council, will be employed by independent sector social care providers.

Nursing associates work with people of all ages and in a variety of settings within health and social care. They are vital as they contribute to the core work of nursing by supporting registered nurses.

The apprentices will be based four days a week in nursing and residential care homes across the county and study one day a week at Plymouth University....

Devon Air Ambulance will temporarily be responding to patients solely by critical care car but its critical care paramedics will still be able to respond to patients with their specialist skills and equipment. Heléna Holt, CEO, explains “Standing down our aircraft has been a very difficult decision for us to make but one we have had to take in order to protect all of our crew.” She added “Whilst the paramedics wear personal protective equipment (PPE) when treating and conveying patients, our pilots cannot operate the aircraft wearing PPE. They also cannot maintain a 2 metre distance...

Your M&S Foodhalls in Devon are open, so you and your community can get the fresh food and essentials you need

Stores open include: Barnstable, Exeter, Plymouth, Torbay, Crownhill, Dartmouth, Exebridges Exeter, Tiverton and Exmouth Royal Avenue.

Up-to-date opening hours for individual stores can be found online on the M&S store locator .

M&S Foodhalls in Devon have all the fresh food and essentials you need, and we are restocking the shelves all day. Their delivery drivers and suppliers are going the extra mile to ensure that shelves remain stocked...

Rock Choir is the largest contemporary choir of the UK and remains unique with over 32,000 Members participating in approximately 400 local communities across the UK. With coronavirus gripping the country and with many of their Members in isolation, Rock Choir Founder and Creative Director, Caroline Redman Lusher , has announced how Rock Choir will ‘Keep Britain Singing’ .

Rock Choir is known for its unique formula that leads to a natural high and change of mood experienced by its Membership on a weekly basis and confirmed by a singing experiment featured on BBC2’s Trust Me I’m A...