28 Mar 2024
The current weekend Ilfracombe MIU service, delivered by First Care ambulance, which runs Friday – Monday will end on Sunday 31 March 2024.
To ensure continued access to urgent care for local residents and visitors from Tuesday 2 April 2024, the minor injury service in Ilfracombe will be a...
15 Mar 2024
The Care Quality Commission has today published a report following a short-notice inspection of maternity services at both North Devon District (NDDH) and Royal Devon and Exeter (RD&E) hospitals and has rated the services as ‘Requires Improvement’.
This inspection in November 2023 was ...
15 Mar 2024
Teams at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford) have celebrated passing a major milestone in redeveloping the Emergency Department (ED).
Phase one of the multi-million pound project is now complete, which has seen the department completely reshaped inside and out.
Internally,...
14 Mar 2024
From Monday 18 March, work to deliver a two-way cycle route along Rifford Road, Exeter, near the RD&E (Wonford) hospital is to begin for 52 weeks and will be completed by March 2025.
The work will be carried out in approximately eight phases, each of 100 metre sections along the easte...
12 Mar 2024
Building works have started on a new admin facility at North Devon District Hospital in what marks a first step for the Our Future Hospital Programme on site. Our Future Hospital is the Trust’s response to NDDH being included in the national New Hospital Programme as a priority for investment.
12 Mar 2024
To mark 10 years since the arrival of a marble deity of Lord Shiva at the chaplaincy centre in the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital (Wonford), a ceremonial rowan tree has been planted outside the hospital’s main entrance.
Following a 4,000-mile trip from Jaipur, the deity, named OM Devone...
12 Mar 2024
“Something exciting is happening in Eastern Devon”
The One Eastern Devon partnership is a new alliance of local government, public sector organisations, the NHS, the voluntary sector, faith groups and universities/ higher education institutions that have come together to t...
11 Mar 2024
Women in England can now get a first prescription of the pill and repeat orders without having to see a GP, in a move that makes access to free contraception even more convenient.
Pharmacies across the country are now offering the new service, increasing choice for women in the ways in whi...
11 Mar 2024
A former Trust doctor appeared in Exeter Crown Court on Friday 8 March. Alexander Knight (formerly Grice) pleaded guilty to five charges of downloading and viewing indecent images of children.
We are shocked and saddened by the nature of these crimes and our thoughts are with those affecte...
11 Mar 2024
Healthcare Science Week, 11-15 March 2024 is dedicated to raising awareness of healthcare science and celebrating the variety of professions available.
Healthcare science is key to the evolution of the NHS through time, from past to the present and looking to the future. It supports new di...
8 Mar 2024
Friday 8 March is International Women’s Day (IWD) 2024. IWD is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women's equality.
To help mark the day we’ll be celebrating ...
8 Mar 2024
Data released yesterday shows NHS pressures are not letting up as winter ends, with huge demand on services last week. Local people are asked to continue to choose the best health service for their need and collect loved ones who are ready to be discharged from hospital.
Dr Nigel Acheson, ...
7 Mar 2024
Colleagues at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust have rated the Trust as above average, when compared to similar trusts, in the 2023 national NHS Staff Survey.
All NHS organisations take part in the NHS Staff Survey and colleagues are asked to anonymously share thei...
29 Feb 2024
Did you know that 1 in 17 people will be affected by a rare condition at some point in their lives?
This year, Rare Disease Day falls on the rarest date in the calendar, Thursday 29 February. We want to highlight that although rare conditions are individually rare, they are collectively co...
29 Feb 2024
England’s top doctor has praised the hard work of staff as new data shows ambulance handover delays have improved despite increased demand, alongside continued pressure from winter viruses and industrial action.
The weekly winter figures, published today, show that the hours lost to ambula...
21 Feb 2024
New state-of-the-art ultrasound imaging equipment at the Devon Diagnostic Centre (DDC) is helping to reduce the local NHS patient waiting list from six weeks to less than two weeks.
Following funding from the National Accelerator Systems Programme, DDC, which is based at the NHS Nightingal...
19 Feb 2024
Maternity services provided by the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust have been praised by new mothers for listening, explaining and respecting their views and decisions, a new survey by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has revealed.
The survey, carried out last year, ...
19 Feb 2024
The British Medical Association (BMA) is taking strike action involving junior doctors at a number of NHS trusts, including the Royal Devon, from 7am on Saturday 24 February until 11.59pm on Wednesday 28 February.
The industrial action is a national dispute between the Government and Trade...
16 Feb 2024
Work to replace the Main hospital corridor flooring at the RD&E (Wonford) hospital will begin on Monday 19 February, and continue for 34 weeks.
The areas affected are from Area ‘E’ to The Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre (PEOC) on both first and second floors.
This will me...
12 Feb 2024
The Royal Devon has moved to a ‘digital by default’ approach to outpatient appointment letters to respond to patient feedback and reduce the Trusts environmental impact.
From February, patients who use MY CARE, the service that gives patients a view of their Royal Devon medical information...
9 Feb 2024
We send text message notifications to remind people about their appointments. We are currently experiencing an issue which means some people are receiving texts when they didn’t previously, and some of our patients are receiving more texts than usual.
We’re sorry for any inconvenience caus...
6 Feb 2024
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating a significant milestone as in January it passed 100,000 Devon patients signed up to MY CARE, a digital service that makes it easy for patients to access their hospital information.
A...
30 Jan 2024
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is inviting people of all ages to a special careers fair on Tuesday 6 February. The event will showcase the array of apprenticeship options available at the Trust, providing insight into future career choices.
Apprenticeships offer...
30 Jan 2024
The Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) at Exmouth Community Hospital will be under new management from Thursday 1 February, when Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (the Royal Devon) will take over the running of the facility from the Claremont Medical Practice.
Claremont Medical...
22 Jan 2024
The Trust has welcomed its new Chief Executive Officer, Sam Higginson, today (22 January).
Sam brings extensive experience to the role, having worked in and around the NHS for the last 20 years across strategy, finance and operational roles.
Shan Morgan, Chair of the Royal Devon, sa...
22 Jan 2024
We are changing the system we use for our video appointments from Attend Anywhere to Microsoft Teams and are looking for patient feedback as we make this change. Have you got a few hours spare to help us make sure we’re ready?
We’re excited about this change. MS Teams integrates with our n...
4 Jan 2024
Update (08/01/24, 5pm):
Last week, we made a small number of important changes to inpatient visiting across our Eastern services. This was due to the rising number of COVID-19, flu, other respiratory diseases, and norovirus (diarrhoea or vomiting) infections we were seeing...
2 Jan 2024
Please help us to help you and your loved ones this winter by not visiting if you are showing any symptoms of respiratory diseases (including COVID-19 and flu) or any other infections like norovirus (such as diarrhoea and vomiting).
If you have an outpatient appointment and have symptoms o...
Last updated: January 16, 2024
Our site uses cookies to help give you a better experience. By continuing to use it you consent to the use of cookies as set out in our privacy policy.