West Country Health

Derriford Hospital's medical director says staff are 'extremely busy' with 'long delays' in the emergency department.

People in Plymouth are being encouraged to take part in a new scheme aimed at making it safer and easier to donate money to the homeless.

High air pollution causes a sharp increase in hospital admissions across major English cities.

Patients have been told to “use NHS services wisely” following a surge in demand at health organisations.

The roll-out of 5G has been halted in Totnes amid concerns about the health risks of the new mobile network.

Councillors have voted against referring the matter to the Secretary of State for Health Matt Hancock.

A Plymouth drop-in centre which helps homeless and vulnerable people is running "desperately low" on food and drink

John Ray Correspondent

Drugs are in plentiful supply, but help is getting harder to access.

Derriford hospital has announced it is has escalated to OPEL 4 alert, the highest level, following Saturday's bus crash.

The contaminated blood scandal has been labelled the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS.