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Visiting patients and appointment restrictions during COVID-19

Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust and Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust merge to become the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
From today (Friday 1 April 2022), the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E) ...
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Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust (NDHT) and the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E) to merge on 1 April 2022
Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust (NDHT) and the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust ...
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NHS staff survey results – feedback puts NDHT above average across all survey themes
Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust (NDHT) has scored well again in this year’s national NHS ...
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Our March 2022 newsletter is out now
Posted on February 2, 2022 Our latest stakeholder newsletter is out now, with all the latest ...
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Have your say on the next three years of patient experience at NDHT and RD&E
Last autumn, we asked our staff, patients and stakeholders for feedback on the principles that ...
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High COVID-19 numbers continue to significantly impact our healthcare services
Our staff are working incredibly hard and doing everything they can to prevent COVID-19 from ...
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Updated visiting restrictions
Due to the rise in COVID-19 cases locally and the very high number of COVID-19 ...
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Everything you need to know about the Spring booster in Devon
Spring booster jabs are being offered to people at greatest risk of COVID-19 infection from ...
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COVID-19 inpatient numbers approach new high Numbers double in a fortnight
The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 in Devon has risen to 292, with ...
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Work begins on new £1.9m hospital ward to reduce orthopaedic waiting times in North Devon
One of the units is lifted into position at NDDH Work has begun on a ...
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An open letter to our patients on a waiting list
It’s important to us that we are honest with our community about the ongoing challenges ...
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We’re really busy – please help us help you
We continue to experience severe pressure at North Devon District Hospital and across our community ...
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New head of midwifery at NDHT
Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Sally Bryant to ...
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Premature baby ‘Anne’ makes a difference to training at North Devon District Hospital
The neonatal department at North Devon District Hospital recently took delivery of a very special ...
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National No Smoking Day
There has never been a more important time to quit smoking. Even if you’ve tried ...
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International Womens Day 2022
For International Women’s Day we want to say a big thank you to all the ...
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People urged to stay away if they have COVID as Devon’s hospitals remain under severe pressure
  • Masks still required in healthcare settings to protect patients and staff
  • High demand for ...
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National Apprenticeship Week – Angela’s ward visit
As part of National Apprenticeship Week 8-13 February, our Chief Finance Officer, Angela Hibbard, paid ...
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Severe weather on Friday 18 February – an update
Storm Eunice continues to bring extremely strong winds but the RED weather warning has now ...
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Severe weather warning, Friday 18 February 2022
The Met Office has declared a RED weather warning for North Devon as Storm Eunice ...
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Last updated: November 2, 2022