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To ensure new mums and their partners have plenty of time to bond with their baby and can receive feeding support and rest we have reduced the Bassett Ward visiting times with immediate effect. 

Two people can now visit from 3pm-6pm only, plus siblings of the newborn. 

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is taking strike action at a number of NHS trusts, including the Royal Devon, on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 February 2023.  

The industrial action is a national dispute between the Government and Trades Unions about terms and conditions.

The safety of ...

The NHS in the South West is encouraging people to come forward for their COVID-19 booster before the offer ends next month.

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has today advised that, thanks to the success of the programme, the offer of an initial booster dose shoul...

Reflecting the reduced number of patients with COVID-19, flu and norovirus across our Northern services, from tomorrow, Wednesday 25 January 2023, we will be easing visitor restrictions for Northern services sites only.

There is no change to visiting across our Eastern services.

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In light of the reduced number of flu, COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases cases across our services, visitors, staff and patients are no longer routinely required to wear face coverings unless it is their personal preference.

To help keep our most vulnerable patients safe and to help ...

The patient and visitor car park for the Centre for Women's Health (Car Park C) will be closed from the late afternoon on Friday 13 January through to the early afternoon on Saturday 14 January. This is so survey work can take place. 

Any vehicles already parked in the car park when it clo...

There are Walk-in COVID-19 vaccination sites near you, and you can get a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from a walk-in site without an appointment. You do not need to be registered with a GP. 

These are some of the upcoming walk-in vaccination cen...

The PRC Exeter (Based on the Wonford site at the Royal Devon) are currently looking for participants for a clinical research study to assess the effectiveness and safety of an investigational vaccine in the prevention of bloodstream infections. 

People aged 60 years or older with a history...

We are currently looking at options for a future patient entertainment system on inpatient wards at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford) and North Devon District Hospital.

To help inform these options, we would like to understand what patients and carers think about what’s current...