{"id":57423,"date":"2022-08-26T15:35:56","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T14:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/?p=57423"},"modified":"2022-08-26T15:35:58","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T14:35:58","slug":"pharmacists-on-hand-to-help-with-minor-conditions-this-bank-holiday-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/pharmacists-on-hand-to-help-with-minor-conditions-this-bank-holiday-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharmacists on hand to help with minor conditions this bank holiday weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a 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