Public health and NHS issue joint appeal after Devon Covid-19 cases reach record high
Weekly case rate for Devon 222.5 per 100,000, 1,785 new cases and 31 deaths for week ending January 8
Tag Archives: COVID-19
Devon to launch community testing programme
’30 minute’ community testing will help to find those who have COVID-19 but show no symptoms and may inadvertently be spreading the virus
Posted on: 13 January 2021 | Posted in: Health and Wellbeing
Public warned about vaccine scam
‘The NHS will NEVER ask for your bank details’
Posted on: 12 January 2021 | Posted in: Community
Can you help share translated Covid-19 advice to non-English speakers?
Devon County Council (DCC) has produced information about how to stop the spread of Covid-19 in a range of community languages.
Posted on: 18 December 2020
Health and care workers urgently needed this winter
Health and care workers needed to cope with double impact of flu and Covid-19
Posted on: 17 November 2020 | Posted in: Health and Wellbeing
Parents urged not to use a facemask on their baby
It follows reports that face masks for babies, also known as ‘baby masks’ or ‘cute masks’, are being sold in some parts of the country and online.
Posted on: 28 July 2020 | Posted in: Health and Wellbeing
Innovations by Devon’s health visitors lead the way nationally
All 1,575 babies born in Devon during the height of the lockdown, from March 1 to May 31, received a phone assessment and a community clinic appointment.
Posted on: 27 July 2020
Devon ‘prepared’ if there’s a local outbreak
Devon has produced a blueprint which details how any future outbreaks of the virus in Devon would be managed and how its transmission would be contained.
Posted on: 9 July 2020 | Posted in: Health and Wellbeing
Additional funding to help youth clubs through COVID-19
Like many voluntary groups and organisations, youth clubs in Devon are struggling right now to stay afloat, with bills to pay and no income to supplement them.
Posted on: 13 May 2020 | Posted in: Community
Councils identify alternative accommodation to help the NHS
Councils are identifying accommodation that could, if required, be turned into temporary care facilities for people when they’re ready to leave hospital, to relieve pressure on the NHS.
Posted on: 30 March 2020 | Posted in: Health and Wellbeing
