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My name is Zeshan. I am a junior doctor working in London.

The upcoming junior doctor strikes are the first ever full-walk out from hospital in the history of the NHS.

I have to ask myself, how did we get to this stage?

I come from a family of doctors. People that believe in what the NHS stands for, care based on clinical need, not ability to pay. My dad was a doctor. He grew up in Pakistan.

The walk to medical school lectures was two hours each way. He studied under street lights in the evenings because of the lack of electricity. He was utterly dedicated...

Inpatient diabetes care at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital has been highly rated in the 2015 National Diabetes Inpatient Audit (NADIA).

The audit, undertaken by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), looks at the care of all inpatients with diabetes on a single day in all Trusts across England and Wales. It focuses on key staffing and organisational issues, clinical outcome measures and patient satisfaction levels.

At the RD&E, 133 inpatients with diabetes took part in the 2015 audit. In the hospital-level results, the RD&E’s Inpatient diabetes...

The Government has issued advice ahead of the industrial action on Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 April.

Junior doctors will be striking from 8am to 5pm each day, including withdrawal of cover in A&E departments. Essential care will be provided by senior staff. You can help the NHS cope by choosing the right service and attending A&E only if it is essential.

If you have a long-term health condition or you look after someone else – including, for example, elderly people or young children – it's important that you know what to do if you need the NHS during the industrial...

Exeter Chiefs officials can this morning confirm that Sunday’s Aviva Premiership encounter with Wasps at Sandy Park (1pm) is now officially sold out.

The ticket office were hopeful that there may have been a number of tickets returned by Wasps for the much-anticipated clash, but this has not been the case and there will be no sales from this point onwards.

Sunday’s fixture will be the fifth time this season that the Chiefs have sold out a top flight game.

Those who have been unable to obtain tickets for the game should note that the game is to be screened live on BT...

An Exeter-based entrepreneur has launched a new business, supporting South African companies to relocate or expand their business in the UK.

Richard Veal relocated his successful signage business, BarkerMad, from Johannesburg to Exeter in early 2015 and has now pledged support to other business people who would like to travel the path he has taken.

Having decided that Exeter was the destination of choice for his move, Richard relocated both his business and his family but was unaware of all the challenges that would face him.

He said: “Upon reaching Exeter, I was...

One fire appliance from Witheridge, two from Tiverton and the Water Bowser from Exeter were sent to a report of a barn on fire at Pennymoor, Tiverton.

On arrival crews confirmed that the barn, which was being used as a workshop, was well alight. Livestock from an adjacent building were evacuated. The workshop also contained gas cylinders believed to be acetylene, argon and butane.

To deal with the incident crews are using compressed air foam monitors, two main jets and a thermal image camera.

The workshop contained vehicles, cylinders and workshop tools all of which...

Staff at Exeter's BHS store in the High Street face an uncertain future after it was reported that the company will file for administration today.

A spokesman for BHS told Sky News that an announcement would be made at 11.30am and "the administrator will speak afterwards".

When asked to confirm if BHS had gone into administration, the spokesman said: "Yes, the process has started."

Around 11,000 jobs are at risk.

It is understood any buyer would would have to take on take on its £571m pension deficit.

Last year, BHS was sold by the retail...

Woodbury, Clyst St George and Lympstone are the beneficiaries of a new mobile speed sign, costing £3,450.

The sign will remind motorists of the speed limits through their villages and will record people’s speeds, which will give the parishes access to valuable statistics when dealing with concerns from residents and talking to the police.

The speed sign is a joint project initiated by Woodbury, Lympstone and Clyst St George Parish Councils, funded by East Devon District Council and Devon County Council and spearheaded by Councillor Tim Pattison from Woodbury Parish Council...

Halsall has expanded its South West reach with the opening of a new office at Exeter Business Park.

The company, which delivers construction services throughout the region across the residential, education, health and commercial sectors, will use the new office initially as Centre of Operations for residential construction and development in the Devon, Cornwall and South Somerset region. The opening of the new office coincides with the appointment of Patrick Kneafsey as Operations Manager who will lead Halsall’s operations team throughout Devon and Cornwall. Previously Head of...

For Julia Ogden, raising her beloved autistic son can be like bridging the gap to an alien world, one that can be difficult to navigate and interpret.

She has had to work hard over a number of years to identify and access networks for information and support for parents and carers. Now, Julia has worked with academics at the University of Exeter Medical School, to contribute to the MindEd consortium creating an “invaluable” online portal to help families with children affected by mental health issues.

Launched on Thursday 21 April, MindEd for Families , funded by the...