
Devon Wellbeing Hub celebrates its first birthday
One year ago today, the Devon Wellbeing Hub launched to support healthcare, social care and police staff impacted by COVID-19. The Hub is one of 40 NHS mental health and wellbeing hubs that was set…
One year ago today, the Devon Wellbeing Hub launched to support healthcare, social care and police staff impacted by COVID-19. The Hub is one of 40 NHS mental health and wellbeing hubs that was set…
People who are living with, and beyond, head and neck cancer are now able to benefit from a patient-led support group which has been set up in Torbay and South Devon.The Swallows Head and Neck Cancer …
As more than 4,600 people, including 82 patients in Devon, wait for a kidney transplant, and with this figure expected to rise, NHS Blood and Transplant is calling on everyone in Devon to share their …
“Please don’t visit friends and family in our hospitals if you have Covid or other illnesses” – that’s the message from Devon’s NHS, as the number of people in hospital with Covid-19 remains high. Ma…
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (TSDFT) is celebrating the contribution made by its international workers as part of Overseas NHS Workers Day on Friday 04 March 2022. Mary Chikodili Okoli…
In December 2021 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspected three wards at Torbay Hospital. During their visit they found a number of important issues that required action.Torbay and South Devon NHS …
People who use NHS 111 in Devon and Somerset have reported ongoing concerns about the quality of the service, with the most common complaints being about long waiting times and difficulty getting thro…
South Devon people are being warned about the dangers of taking their hearing for granted. As World Hearing Day (March 3) approaches, research shows that many people don’t look after their hearing …
A new organisation has been appointed to run the integrated urgent care service in Devon. And local people in Devon played a vital role in the process, helping shape the design of the service and choo…
The NHS in Devon has announced the launch of a new health and wellbeing app library for local people, powered by the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA). Effectively a compa…
Paediatricians in Devon have offered reassurance about the Covid-19 vaccination to children who have become eligible for the vaccine and to their parents.Dr Corinne Hayes and Dr Emily Chesshyre, who a…
The results of a recent survey show an 85% approval rating for a community bid to acquire the site of the former cottage hospital in Dartmouth. Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, which is p…
Local health and care provider, Livewell Southwest, has been named as the new organisation responsible for the running of the Mayflower Medical Group of GP practices in Plymouth from April 2022. The …
New films featuring Devon’s Vaccine Ambassadors, are being launched today to offer encouragement and reassurance to people from communities across the county who are not yet fully vaccinated. Feedb…