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Across England, health chiefs are leaving no stone unturned in their search for ways to reduce the elective backlog. While six of the seven temporary hospitals were closed at the end of the winter wave of covid-19 in April, the Devon ICS chipped in to keep the Exeter Nightingale alive. HSJ understands all the NHS providers in Devon helped Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust secure the facility – situated on an industrial estate outside Exeter – with the support of NHS England, which had...

Kerry Morgan welcoming one of Project Foods first clients, Laura Newman - Credit: Project Food On Monday, February 1, Devon charity Project Food, moved into new premises at Axminster Hospital.  Formerly known as Health and Local Food for Families (HALFF), Project Food provides food education to local people.  During the coronavirus pandemic, the charity has been providing crucial free meal deliveries services to over 40 families and individuals struggling to obtain healthy meals.  More than ...

Sir Christopher Bellamy QC (Chair): Sir Christopher is a former judge with a wealth of legal experience. He has recently stepped down as Chairman of Linklaters global competition practice and joined Monckton Chambers to focus on mediation and arbitration. Sir Christopher will lead a dedicated review team within Government and will have close oversight of the work to ensure it meets these terms of reference and delivers robust, evidence-based recommendations. Professor Sue Arrowsmith QC: Sue Arr...

Expert and Advisory Panel appointed for the Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid A panel of experts has been appointed to support Sir Christopher Bellamy QC (Chair) in examining the long-term sustainability of the criminal legal aid system. From: 28 January 2021 The Expert and Advisory Panel, appointed by the Lord Chancellor, will provide support by testing and challenging the review’s emerging findings and recommendations. Sir Christopher, who was appointed by the Lord Chancellor on...

Senior Devon doctor predicts coronavirus tidal wave heading our way RD&E medical director Dr Adrian Harris says: We will be hanging on by our fingernails The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Never miss a big story in Plymouth again with our daily newslettersInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Tha...

Warns of “inexorably” rising numbers of covid-19 inpatients at neighbouring trust Hospital chiefs in the South West have warned the region will not avoid the extreme pressures felt by other parts of the NHS amid rapidly rising numbers of covid-19 inpatients. The region was the least affected area of England during the pandemic’s first wave, but the medical director of two acute trusts yesterday predicted a “tidal wave” of covid-19 coming to the West Country. Adrian Harris, medical di...