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Last updated: May 31, 2019

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      • Diabetic Eye Screening Programme
      • Want to know more?
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      • What help can I get?
      • Eat Well Wednesday
      • How can I access the service?
    • Feet
      • What should I check?
      • What should I do in an emergency?
      • How can I access the service?
      • What is my level of risk of foot problems?
      • Want to know more?
    • Diabetes Healthcare Professional
      • Link Nurse Programme
        • January Meeting 2019
        • April Meeting 2019
      • Podiatry
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    • North Devon Integrated Diabetes Service
      • Why do we need a North Devon Integrated Diabetes Service?
      • How will we create a North Devon Integrated Diabetes Service?
      • Who are we and who is involved with the North Devon Integrated Diabetes Service?
        • Project team
        • Clinical engagement
      • The North Devon Integrated Diabetes Service – what are we going to do differently?
        • Primary Care access to Specialist Diabetes Team
        • Improving access and timely referral to community podiatry services
        • Improving access to the multi-disciplinary footcare team
        • Improving access to healthy lifestyle support
        • Every contact counts towards lifestyle change
        • Ensuring same standard of diabetes care at home
        • Creating place-based offers of support
        • Improved and consistent patient access to targeted education resources
      • Find events in your area…
        • Ilfracombe Diabetes Support & Advice Group
        • North Devon Diabetes Support Group
    • Diabetes news & blog
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      • Facebook page
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  • Accident & Emergency A&E ED
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  • Devon Cares
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    • Help with travel
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  • Audiology
    • Opening Hours
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    • Contact Us
    • Refreshments & Toilet facilities
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    • Battery Replacement Service
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    • Lip Reading Classes
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  • Care Homes Team
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        • Modern slavery
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  • Lymphoedema Service
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  • Paediatric Bladder and Bowel Care Service
    • Where the service is provided
    • How to be referred
    • Before you come to a bladder and bowel appointment
    • What happens at a bladder and bowel clinic appointment?
    • Bladder and Bowel Service leaflets, charts, advice leaflets and other helpful links
  • End of life care
  • Cardiac support services
    • Arrhythmia Service
    • Cardiac Rehabilitation service
      • BHF Colin’s story [video] and useful links
      • Cardiac Rehabilitation service patient information leaflets
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      • Team and Contact Details
    • Heart Failure service
      • Heart failure – what is it?
      • Heart Failure service patient information leaflets
      • Useful links
      • BHF publications & the drugs used for treatment of chronic heart failure
      • Team and Contact Details
  • Cardio Respiratory Department
    • Department Opening hours
    • Finding us
    • Meet the team
    • Cardio-Respiratory test times
    • Cardio-Respiratory Investigation information
    • Contact us
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
    • Our Vision and Our Objectives
    • About our service
    • Nutrition and Dietetics patient information leaflets
    • How to be Referred?
    • Contact us
    • Meet the team
    • Useful links
  • Northern Rapid Intervention Centre (RIC)
    • Opening Hours
    • Northern Rapid Intervention Centre (RIC) patient information leaflets
  • Bowel & Bladder Care
    • Bowel & Bladder Care patient information leaflets
    • Bowel & Bladder Care links
  • Salaried Dental Service
  • Dental service (salaried)
  • Critical Care, Intensive Care and High Dependency Care
  • Day Surgery Unit
  • Speech & Language Therapy
    • Meet the team
    • Contact and referrals
    • Specialist Learning Disability Team
    • Other specialist services
    • Paediatric Speech & Language Therapy services
    • Feedback
    • Information leaflets
    • Useful links
  • Colorectal
    • Meet the team
    • What to expect when you come to hospital
    • How we decide on the best course of treatment
    • Patient-led support
    • Colorectal patient Information Leaflets
    • Follow Up Procedure
    • Colorectal/Stoma nursing service
    • Colorectal Charitable Fund
    • Useful Telephone Numbers
  • Cancer Services
    • Cancer Services patient information leaflets
  • Anaesthetics
  • Chemotherapy and Day Treatment Unit
    • What we do
    • Feeling unwell
    • The Staff
    • Further information
    • Chemotherapy & Day Treatment Unit – Patient Information leaflets
  • Cardiology
    • What services are available?
    • Referred services
    • Contact Us
    • Useful links
    • Contact form
  • Community Nursing Service
  • Rheumatology
    • Contact
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      • Nurse advice line
      • Nurse-led Clinics
      • Hydrotherapy
      • Occupational Therapy Clinics
      • Patient education group
      • Podiatry
    • Meet the team
      • Medical team
      • Nursing team
      • Physiotherapy
      • Occupational therapy
      • Other team members
    • Patient information
      • Conditions information
        • Ankylosing spondylitis
        • Fibromyalgia
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        • Psoriatic arthritis
        • Rheumatoid arthritis
        • Scleroderma
        • Sjögren’s syndrome
        • Vasculitis
        • Other conditions
      • Medications information
        • Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs
        • Biologics
        • Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
        • Steroids
    • Virtual Clinic Pilot
  • Rheumatology 2
    • Contact
    • Services
      • Nurse advice line
      • Nurse-led Clinics
      • Hydrotherapy
      • Occupational Therapy Clinics
      • Patient education group
      • Podiatry
    • Meet the team
      • Medical team
      • Nursing team
      • Physiotherapy
      • Occupational therapy
      • Other team members
    • Patient information
      • Conditions information
        • Ankylosing spondylitis
        • Fibromyalgia
        • Giant cell arteritis
        • Gout
        • Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
        • Lupus
        • Osteoarthritis
        • Polymyalgia rheumatica
        • Osteoporosis
        • Pseudogout
        • Psoriatic arthritis
        • Rheumatoid arthritis
        • Scleroderma
        • Sjögren’s syndrome
        • Vasculitis
        • Other conditions
      • Medications information
        • Biologics
        • Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs
        • Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs)
        • Steroids
    • Virtual Clinic Pilot
  • General Surgery
    • Paediatric Surgery
      • Meet the team
        • Mr David Sanders
        • Dr Guy Rousseau
        • Dr Tony Laycock
      • Services provided and procedures performed
      • How to refer
      • Useful links
    • Specialist hernia and abdominal wall surgery
      • Meet the team
        • Mr David Sanders
      • Services provided and procedures performed
      • How to refer
      • Useful links
    • Upper GI Surgery
      • Meet the team
        • Mr David Sanders
        • Mr Anjum Arain
        • Mr David Bunting
      • Services provided and procedures performed
      • How to refer
      • Patient information
      • Useful links
      • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and Bile duct exploration
    • Work for us
  • Health and Social Care
  • NHS Continuing Health Care
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    • Community Equipment Recycling and Reuse Information
  • Community Children’s Nursing Team
  • Acute Pain Team
  • Breast Care Unit
  • Fracture Clinic
    • Videos
      • Living with a cast
      • Living with a sling
      • Living a cervical collar
      • Using crutches
      • Support videos for healthcare professionals
  • Special Care Unit
    • Where is the unit?
    • The South West Neonatal Network
    • Our Philosophy Of Care
    • Visiting
    • Parent accommodation
    • Parent facilities
    • Parent Support Group
    • Our Staff
    • Car Parking
    • Information Leaflets
    • Patient and Family Liaison Services (PALS)
    • Layout of SCU
  • Infection Prevention and Control
    • Hand Hygiene
    • MRSA
    • Outbreaks of infections and their control
    • Protecting people from infections within our Trust
    • Screening and risk assessing for infection
    • What should I do if I have any concerns?
    • Infection Prevention and Control patient information leaflets
    • Hospital cleanliness
    • Policies
    • Annual Reports
  • Research and Development Department
    • Clinical Trial Performance at Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust
    • National Institute for Health Research – “I Am Research” Campaign
    • Research and Development Symposium 2019
    • Patient Information and Health and Care Research
  • Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC)
  • Health promotion Devon
  • Orthoptics
    • Why might I be referred to the service?
    • Extended roles in Orthoptics
  • Safeguarding Service
    • Who we are
    • How to access the service
    • Safeguarding Adults
    • Care Direct
    • Safeguarding Children
    • MASH
  • Urology
    • Urology videos
    • Urology patient information leaflets
  • Persistent Pain Team
    • Our team
    • Referrals
    • Contact us
    • Feedback
    • Understanding pain and your body
    • Resources to help you manage
    • How you feel
  • The Centre Sexual Health
  • Sexual Health
  • Learning Disability Service
    • For Patients
    • For Carers
    • For Staff
  • Podiatry Services
    • How can I access the service?
    • Who is eligible for treatment? (Current assessment criteria)
    • Basic nail care
    • Where can I access the service?
    • I don’t fit the access criteria can I get treatment?
    • Where can I find more information?
    • Contact details
  • Physiotherapy
    • What is Physiotherapy?
    • Locations
      • Bideford Community Hospital
      • Holsworthy Community Hospital
      • Ilfracombe (Tyrrell) Hospital
      • North Devon District Hospital (NDDH)
      • South Molton Community Hospital
      • Torrington Community Hospital
    • Outpatient Physiotherapy patient information leaflets
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Useful Links
    • Physiotherapy self referral form
  • Stroke Services
    • Staples Ward (Stroke Unit) – North Devon District Hospital
    • About Stroke and TIA
    • Early Supported Discharge (ESD) Service
    • Vista Service
    • The Stroke Team
    • A Typical Patient Journey
    • Stroke Services patient information leaflets
    • Community Services
    • Outpatients services
    • Patient experience and feedback
    • Apps for recovery – mytherappy
  • Endoscopy
    • What is Endoscopy?
    • Gemini suite philosophy
    • Pre assessment
    • Before you procedure
    • After your procedure
    • Endoscopy FAQs
    • Endoscopy patient information leaflets
    • Endoscopy news
    • Contact us
  • Ophthalmology (eye)
    • Our Locations
    • Why choose us?
    • Meet the team
    • History of the Ophthalmology Department
    • Services
      • Cataract Surgery Service
      • Certification of Visual Impairment
      • Facial Dystonia
      • Corneal Service
      • Glaucoma Service
      • Ocular Prosthetics
      • Oculoplastic / Lacrimal Surgery
      • Optometry
      • Orthoptic Service
      • Paediatric ophthalmology
      • Pre-operative assessment
      • Surgical Retina
    • Eye surgery
    • Hospital Appointments
    • Ophthalmology (eye) Emergency Service
    • Ophthalmology patient information leaflets
    • Local Support Groups
    • Charitable donations
    • Contact Us
    • Useful Links
      • National Organisations
      • International Organisations
      • Professional Organisations
      • Communication and Education
  • Radiology (x-ray)
    • Radiology patient information leaflets
    • Radiology x-ray opening times
    • Support videos
      • MRI Scan (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
      • Ultrasound
      • CT Scan (Computer Tomography)
      • Barium Meal or Swallow
  • Maternity
    • Maternity Patient Information Leaflets
    • Maternity Tour
    • Car parking
    • Useful links
    • Special Care Unit
    • Maternity procedural documents
  • Private Patients
    • Specialties
    • Consultant Details
    • Referrals
    • Charges and Fees
    • Contact Us
  • Gynaecology
  • Supportive & Palliative Care Team
  • Palliative Care – please see ‘Supportive and Palliative Care’
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department
    • Who are we?
    • How do I access the Oral & Maxillofacial Service?
    • Emergency/Out-of-Hours Service
    • Patient Feedback
  • Paediatrics (Children’s services)
  • Orthodontics
    • Orthodontics patient information leaflets
  • Pre-operative assessment
  • Theatres
  • Haematology
    • When would I be referred to Haematology?
    • Haematology treatments and procedures
    • Haematology contact phone numbers
    • Haematology staff
    • Haematology opening hours
    • Haematology patient user/support groups
  • Tissue Viability
  • Independent Living Centre
  • Trauma and Orthopaedics
    • What treatments are offered?
    • Where can I find more information?
  • Orthopaedics
  • X-ray
  • Children’s services
  • Eye
  • Bladder and Bowel Care Service – children
  • Simulation Suite
    • Clinical Simulation Suite
    • Our manikins
    • Current activities
  • Respiratory Service
  • Healthcare records
  • Organ donation
  • Acute Oncology Service
    • Where the service is provided
    • Yellow Alert Card – getting the help you need
    • The Acute Oncology Service Team
  • Diabetes – North Devon Integrated Diabetes Service
  • Living With and Beyond Cancer
    • What is the Recovery Package?
    • What is stratified follow-up?
    • HOPE (Helping to overcome problems effectively)
    • Further information
    • Directory of patient support services
      • Physical
      • Practical
      • Family
      • Emotional
      • Spiritual
    • Useful links
    • Contact the project office
  • Cancer – Living With and Beyond Cancer
  • Pathology
    • Haematology and Blood Transfusion
    • Clinical Biochemistry
    • Point of Care Testing (PoCT)
    • Microbiology
    • Cellular Pathology
    • Quality & Performance
  • Leg Ulcer Service
    • The team
    • Service approach
    • Contact
  • Gastroenterology – Inflammatory Bowel Disease Service
  • Pharmacy Service

Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust
North Devon District Hospital
Raleigh Park
Barnstaple
Devon
EX31 4JB

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