Do you look after a family member or friend with a disability or a health condition who cannot manage alone? If so, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust’s Carers' Service is inviting you to joi…

Rating and Reviewing Your Services A key aspect of Healthwatch Torbay's Feedback Centre is a TripAdvisor style online Rate and Review system. We have seen a steady increase in use since the system …

Have you noticed that we only find out about awareness days when it is too late to do anything? Well, here at Healthwatch Torbay we thought we would give you some prior notice of health awareness date…

Having problems with GP appointments? Well, read on. "Rang mid-morning for a non-urgent appointment with my GP but told can only make appointment by ringing at 8.30 on the day. Past experience is t…

Advice on sunscreens and keeping safe in the sun.With worrying statistic about the rate of increase in skin cancers (see Stories in the Media below) we are encouraging families ahead of the summer hol…

New County wide engagement programmePeople across Devon are being asked to help shape the future of health and care in the county by sharing their views as part of a major eight week, engagement progr…

Pupils struggling with mental health are to benefit from more joined-up care and support across schools, colleges and specialist NHS services, in a national rollout of a £9.3 million training scheme. …

New report looks at what over 1,000 residents in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay said about the NHS Long Term Plan. A new report has been produced by Healthwatch Torbay which brings together evidence from…

Our Annual Report 2018-19 has just been published, (see our Reports Section below for more details and links to the Plymouth and Devon Healthwatch annual reports).. This case study is just one of the…

Evaluating Devon’s NHS CommunicationsIt might seem a bit unseasonable as the sun pours down like honey, but The NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group are evaluating their Devon-wide 'winter communica…