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NDHT and RD&E agree to explore joining together on a more formal basis
19 Dec 2019
The Boards of Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust and the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust have agreed that the two organisations will explore joining together on a more formal basis. Bo...
Exeter Golf and Country Club raise over £12,000 for the RD&E’s neonatal unit
4 Nov 2019
Members of the Exeter Golf and Country Club have raised an impressive £12,531 for the neonatal department at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, after a year of fantastic fundraising e...
Construction begins on £10million Mireille Gillings Neuroimaging Centre
17 Oct 2019
Work is now under way to construct a cutting-edge new imaging centre expected to rapidly accelerate dementia research and improve healthcare.
The new Mireille Gillings Neuroimaging Centre wi...
RD&E nurse receives prestigious CNO Silver award in recognition of major contributions to patients
11 Oct 2019
A cancer nurse at the RD&E has received one of the country’s top nursing awards for her contributions in improving patient care.
Tina Grose, Lead Cancer Nurse at the Royal Devon and Exet...
Patients highly rate cancer services at the RD&E
2 Oct 2019
Patients being treated for cancer at the RD&E highly rate the services they receive, according to results published by a national survey this month.
The annual National Cancer Patient Ex...
Neonatal team at Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital wins prestigious award
30 Sep 2019
The neonatal unit at Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital has received the Water Wipes Team of the Year – Neonatal Excellence Award from Bliss, the UK’s leading charity for babies born premature or sick...
Royal Devon and Exeter hospital’s new helipad set to open by January 2020
26 Sep 2019
Work to replace the old helipad at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital is well underway, thanks to the cost being totally funded with a £1million grant from the HELP Appeal– the only charity in the...
Health Enterprise East announces partnership with Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
19 Sep 2019
Health Enterprise East (HEE) is pleased to announce its partnership with the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, a top-ranked NHS Trust employing around 8,000 staff and serving a populatio...
Brave Rhiannon raises a huge £10,000 for the RD&E’s Spinal Unit
22 Aug 2019
An incredibly brave 11-year-old girl has raised an impressive £10,000 for the RD&E Spinal Unit, just two years after undergoing major spinal surgery.
At just six-years-old Rhiannon Hewit...
New Director of People appointed to the RD&E and NDHT
15 Aug 2019
The Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E) and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust (NDHT) are pleased to announce the appointment of Hannah Foster as joint director of people foll...
RD&E doctors set to row 3000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean
14 Aug 2019
Two Emergency Medicine doctors at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust are swapping their scrubs for the sea as they attempt to row 3000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, in aid of Devon ...
RD&E signs up to Devon Positive about Breastfeeding initiative
2 Aug 2019
The Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust have joined forces with Devon County Council and other local businesses to raise awareness and celebrate breastfeeding, as part of Devon County Counc...
Patients benefit from state-of-the-art rehabilitation equipment
15 Jul 2019
Patients at the Mardon Neuro-rehabilitation Centre at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust will benefit from specialist rehabilitation equipment, thanks to a donation from the Exeter Chi...
RD&E nurse chosen to be part of prestigious new national research leadership programme
15 Jul 2019
Maggie Shepherd, Lead Nurse for Research at Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Honorary Clinical Professor at University of Exeter Medical School, has been selected to become part of a...
Incredible RD&E staff celebrated at annual awards ceremony
5 Jul 2019
Outstanding staff at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust have been celebrated for their achievements and exceptional care at the Trust’s annual award ceremony.
The People’s Choic...
RD&E celebrates first day case hip replacement surgery
3 Jul 2019
A patient has become the first at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust to undergo day case hip replacement surgery, after being discharged just eight hours after surgery.
Christop...
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust invests £7million in new energy technology
2 Jul 2019
The Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E) is set to reduce its energy costs by £800,000 a year, following a £7million investment in sustainable energy measures.
The project,...