aids

Equipment amnesty called in response to supply chain pressure

Supply chain pressures are leading to a shortage of vital equipment such as mobility and toileting aids, hoists and hospital beds that help vulnerable people in Devon to live independently at home.

Continued high levels of coronavirus cases world-wide have been causing disruption to outbound supplies, especially from Asia where many independent living equipment items are manufactured...

Pledge to go red for HIV Testing Week

People across Plymouth are being urged to pledge to go red for HIV Testing Week (22-30 November 2014) and World AIDS Day (1 December 2014)

The Eddystone Trust, the local HIV and sexual health charity, and Plymouth City Council which is the strategic lead for Public Health in the city have joined forces to promote better HIV awareness in the city.

There are an estimated 107,800...

Devon couple agree to raise £100,000 over a beer

When Bob Prior caught up with friend and part-time neighbour Geoff at a party last year, little did he know their night out would end with a pledge to raise a six figure sum, a trip to Tanzania with a 1975 Land Rover ambulance and a determination to help children orphaned by AIDS.

As a result of his promise to help his old friend source four ambulances to help children orphaned by AIDS...

Partnerships join together to raise awareness for HIV Testing Week

Sexual health specialists across Devon are encouraging more people to take an HIV test.

Devon Public Health, Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust and The Eddystone Trust are joining forces to raise awareness of HIV testing, ahead of National HIV Testing Week, which runs from Friday 22 November to Friday 29 November.

The week is aimed mainly at high-risk groups such as men who...