1. Devon ADHD project secures funding to develop virtual assistant

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    A project to support young people with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has secured funding to develop a multilingual virtual assistant.

  2. Access to Children’s and Young People’s Services during Covid-19

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    A review of patient feedback received around services in Plymouth has recently been conducted and it was noted that there had been consistent feedback around access to CAMHS services during the Covid pandemic, most of it negative.

    To better understand the issues being raised, it was decided by the Healthwatch Plymouth Steering Group to conduct further research in the form of a survey aimed at parents who had accessed Children’s and Young People services since 1 April 2020.

  3. Someone I love has died - where can I find support

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    Take a look at our advice article on the organisations and groups that can support you if you’re grieving.

  4. How to stay informed while you wait for care

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    The wait for planned medical care or surgery can be frustrating. That’s why you must get regular and accessible updates while you wait.

  5. What is Long Covid and what help is available?

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    Confused about Long Covid? Find out the common symptoms and how to get support.

  6. More than 40,000 Devon residents vaccinated against COVID-19 in first week of Spring vaccination campaign

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    More than 40,000 patients in Devon eligible for the COVID –19 vaccination this Spring have been vaccinated in the first week of the campaign.

  7. New exhibition explores life after the pandemic

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    For the past three years, artist Helen Snell has worked with staff at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust to explore issues of wellbeing and burn out as they tried to recover from the pandemic.

  8. AI solution to detect lung cancer launches in south west

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    Peninsula Imaging Network (PenRAD) has launched an AI-powered chest CT service across four NHS trusts in Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to help detect lung cancer quicker.