As the UK faces major challenges in sustaining the GP workforce, a new research project sets out to understand why some GPs are leaving their jobs to take early retirement or career breaks.
The ReGROUP project, led by the universities of Exeter and Bristol, is a comprehensive programme to develop strategies and policies for the NHS in seeking to support the GP workforce. It is funded by nearly £500,000 from the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR).
The Government has recognised that new approaches are needed to sustain the GP workforce over the next few years. The...
Stagecoach is on the lookout for future engineering stars with the launch of its 2016 engineering apprenticeship scheme.
The scheme, which was nationally recognised last year at the People 1st Apprenticeship Awards, provides an entry point to a lifetime career in engineering, with many former apprentices progressing onto managerial positions across the company.
Stagecoach recognises there is an engineering skills shortage across the country therefore a commitment to training staff is an investment in the company’s future. Currently, there are around 160 apprentices across...
Patients at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital can now recline in comfort when having a scan of their heart thanks to a £4,000 donation from the Exeter Golf and Country Club.
The donation to the RD&E’s Cardiac Fund has been used to purchase a new ‘echo couch’ for patients to lie on when having an echocardiogram, a scan using sound waves to create images of the heart and surrounding blood vessels. The new couch replaces an older and worn-out version in one of the Cardiac Unit’s three echo suites on Taw Ward, and will significantly increase patients’ comfort.
Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer and a team of senior police riders from Devon, Cornwall and Dorset got on their bikes today to begin a 225-mile cross-border cycle challenge in aid of local charities.
The team of 20 police officers and staff from the two police forces left from Christchurch police station in Dorset this morning and are aiming to cycle to Land’s End in Cornwall in three days.
They will pedal through a county each day before reaching their destination on Sunday evening.
The route is especially tough due to the hilly nature of the route and riders will...
A nationwide search for talented young musicians to become the first members of the new National Youth Folk Ensemble will come to Exeter next month.
Applications have opened for a Sampler Day organised by the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) at Exeter Phoenix on June 2 for young musicians aged 14 to 18.
Led by the Ensemble’s Artistic Director, BBC Radio 2’s Folk Musician of the Year 2015 Sam Sweeney, each Sampler Day will include creative workshops with a team of professional folk artists, individual auditions, and a question and answer session with Ensemble...
Startup Weekend Exeter will return for a third time over the weekend of 10-12 June 2016 to The Innovation Centre, Exeter.
Exeter City Futures, in collaboration with the University of Exeter, The Innovation Centre and SETsquared Exeter are looking to target and create 10 new investible start-ups in Exeter by the end of the year. They are particularly interested in products and services that could enrich the quality of life and environment in our City.
The Collaboration are looking for groups and individuals with fledgling business ideas to sign-up to the Start-up Weekend - a...
Plans to make nearly every vehicle in the country zero-emission by 2050 have taken a further step forward with the launch (on May 10) of a £2million government fund to encourage more businesses to switch to hydrogen-fuelled vehicles.
The Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) Fleet Support Scheme will allow local authorities, health trusts, police forces, fire brigades and private companies to bid for funding to add hydrogen-powered vehicles to their fleets.
The £2million fund, launched by the Government’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV), could bring up to 100 more...
Police are appealing to dog walkers in the Heavitree area of Exeter who may have witnessed a robbery.
On Wednesday, 11th May a woman, in her twenties, was robbed and assaulted as she walked her dog in Hamlin Lane playing fields between 6pm and 7pm.
The woman was pushed to the floor and suffered a number of minor cuts when the suspect used a sharp object to attack her. She did not require medical treatment but was very shaken.
The victim’s brown leather wallet was stolen during the incident.
The suspect is described as a man in his thirties, wearing jeans and...
Outgoing Chairman Cllr Christine Channon handed over to Devon County Council’s new Chairman, Cllr Andrew Moulding, at a meeting of the Full Council on Thursday afternoon (12 May).
Cllr Moulding has represented the Axminster Division as a Devon County Councillor for seven years.
He is also a Town and District Councillor and is currently Deputy Leader for East Devon District Council.
Axminster born Andrew was educated locally and directed his own company in the town for 24 years.
He is married with two sons, and retired four years ago from his employment for...
