Health

On parade in rags and tatters for the world's only leper festival

ON PARADE: Aaron Custance as the Witch Doctor in the Leper Parade. Picture: Ian Snell 1003_079_013

Thursday, March 11, 2010

THE world's only Leper Festival was celebrated in Taddiport at the weekend.

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Red Cross equipment centre needs helpers

Thursday, March 11, 2010

A medical resource centre in Barnstaple could close due to a lack of volunteers, the Journal has learned.

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Coeliacs share information about special requirements of their diet

Thursday, March 11, 2010

The North Devon Group Coeliac UK has more than 250 members.

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Eating the wrong food can mean Sue has to go straight to hospital

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Sue Harte has to follow a strict gluten-free diet to remain healthy. Find out why

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Health trust in top 20%

Thursday, March 04, 2010

The Northern Devon Healthcare Trust (NDHT) has ranked highly in a national survey conducted by the Care Quality Commission.

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Children's Centres spreading the word

Thursday, March 04, 2010

THE Children's Centres in Barnstaple will be holding an awareness day on Monday, March 29, in the Green Lanes shopping centre.

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Driving Safer for Longer initiative

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Older motorists in Devon are being encouraged to brush up their driving skills.

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Changes at the top for local hospitals

Thursday, February 25, 2010

A new management structure is being put in place in North Devon community hospitals.

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Patients, carers to talk about healthcare

Thursday, February 25, 2010

PATIENTS and carers are invited to help shape and improve the care provided by Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust (NDHT).

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Award for nurse Jan

Thursday, February 25, 2010

A nurse has won an award for her work helping sick children in North Devon.

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Getting fit for Christmas

"It's not that I don't want to get up to two litres a day into me, it's just that I forget and let's face it when you're in the presence of an HRH you don't really want to be running off to find a public toilet every five minutes," Ilfracombe community editor Kate Helyer on her training regime at Ilfracombe's Studio 20

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