Medicine and Medical Imaging students from the University of Exeter Medical School have opted to graduate early so they can qualify as junior doctors and diagnostic radiographers to ease pressure on the NHS in the battle against COVID-19.
More than 50 final year students have opted to graduate early, meaning they will be able to support health trusts months earlier than their planned August start date. As foundation year doctors and radiologists, it is expected that they will free up more experienced colleagues to work on COVID-19 wards in the South West.
A community partnership aimed at giving Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people in Exeter a greater voice has been awarded a grant from the £1 million Exeter Covid-19 Community Action Fund.
Exeter Communities Together CIC (ECT) has been given nearly £4,000 by Exeter City Council. The Fund is supported by Exeter Chiefs Foundation.
The Fund was launched last week in tandem with support service Exeter Community Wellbeing. The Fund enables organisations to get rapid access to small grants to allow them to work on local projects to support those people and communities...
An independent charity at the heart of the community in Exeter has been awarded a total of £6,000 for two projects to help people through the Coronavirus outbreak.
St Sidwell’s Centre has been awarded the cash to help some of the most vulnerable people in Exeter.
The money comes from the Exeter Covid-19 Community Action Fund. The £1 million Fund is being run by Exeter City Council as part of the Exeter Community Wellbeing initiative and is supported by Exeter Chiefs Foundation.
Centre Manager Dave Wright said the money would help them provide food for the...
An Exeter charity that jumped at the chance of helping out during the Coronavirus outbreak has been awarded a grant from the City Council.
CITY Community Trust has been given nearly £1,000 by the Exeter Covid-19 Community Action Fund.
The £1 million Fund is being run by Exeter City Council as part of the Exeter Community Wellbeing initiative and is supported by Exeter Chiefs Foundation.
CITY Community Trust is the partner charity of Exeter City Football Club. Jamie Vittles, chief executive of the charity, said last week that it made “complete sense” for his team...
Bus company Stagecoach South West has announced that it is temporarily withdrawing its Falcon coach service that operates between Plymouth and Bristol. The service will be withdrawn from Sunday 5th April. The decision has come following the latest government and public health advice to stay at home and only travel if your journey is essential.
Stagecoach are working hard to maintain essential routes across their extensive South West network. The bus operator has been urging customers to submit their feedback on their temporary timetables to show their commitment to keeping the...
Waste collection crews in Exeter are receiving messages of goodwill from the people of the city, the man in charge of collections has revealed. He has also stressed how important it is for people to keep recycling during the crisis.
Crews collecting household waste and recycling for Exeter City Council have found Easter eggs left out for them as well as messages of thanks displayed in windows.
Speaking on BBC Radio Devon, Exeter City Council’s Cleansing and Fleet Manager, Simon Hill, said: “We’ve had some lovely feedback from our residents, some people have been clapping...
More than 100 organisations across Devon, Plymouth and Torbay have shared personal protective equipment (PPE) to strengthen the supplies available to frontline carers in the county.
Last week, NHS and social care leaders in Devon wrote to businesses and organisations across the county encouraging them to share PPE they don’t need to bolster the national supplies that are being delivered to the area.
Among the businesses to step forward is Theatre Royal Plymouth, which has given items including gloves, splash suits and facial protection.
National Express will fully suspend its national network of scheduled coach services with effect from midnight Sunday 5 April 2020.
Chris Hardy, managing director of National Express UK Coach: “We kept a limited coach network running to be able to help those individuals with essential travel needs but it is no longer viable to continue to do this.
“Passenger numbers continue to fall as the public rightly follow government advice to avoid non-essential travel. The decision to temporarily suspend all services is the right one based on the current unprecedented...
As coronavirus restricts our ability to travel and piles pressure on the health system, Marie Stopes UK is opening three new clinics in Devon offering women increased access to NHS-funded early medical abortion.
The leading safe abortion provider opened a new clinic in Exeter on April 1, with another to follow in Paignton in the coming months. It is also taking over an existing clinic in Plymouth, offering evening appointments giving women greater choice and flexibility in both the timing and location of their appointment.
The University of Exeter has been awarded a major internationally-recognised award for high standards of health and safety.
The RoSPA Gold Health and Safety Award is given to world-leaders in health and safety practice. The award is the highest possible accolade in what is the UK’s longest-running health and safety industry awards.
The health and safety team at the University of Exeter have worked to improve ways of working and have purchased new equipment to improve safety for grounds staff. This includes new remote-controlled mowers for sloping lawns which put staff at...
