An award-winning service is being rolled out across Devon designed to show people how to access local health, social care and wellbeing services using the internet.Independent consumer champion Health…
An innovative new app is being launched across Devon on Monday 4 March 2019 to support new dads and their partners. DadPad is an essential guide for new dads and has been co-produced with new fathe…
An award-winning pilot project showing people how to access local health, social care and wellbeing services In Torbay using the internet has been awarded further funding to expand its work in Torbay.…
Everyone who uses health and social care services has the right to expect a high standard. In order to help those organisations achieve these standards, Healthwatch Torbay ne…
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is developing its in-house patient transport services in a bid to ease pressure on 999 emergency ambulances. The Trust is the only Trust in the South West t…
Launch event: Sports Hall, The Foyer, Teignmouth Road, Torquay, TQ1 4DB 31st January 2019, 11am – 2pm January! Christmas is over, finances are tight, it’s cold and dark, and the warmth of spring…
The aim of the events is to raise awareness around some of the important, current, key safeguarding messages which are impacting on our communities, including those with learning disabilitie…
Health professionals are warning about the dangers of flu and reminding people that it’s not too late to get their jab. The seasonally adjusted flu vaccination campaign has been running since Octob…
The world’s first ‘Dad Dancing Fit Club’, a new fitness programme aimed at dads, mums and their children, has classes running this January at centres in Torquay and Brixham. The inspiration behin…
The NHS are launching a new survey this week to collect views from patients about the new improving access to GP service. There is a short online survey that can be easily shared and they are working…
Depression linked to social media is almost twice as high among teenage girls compared to boys, according to research by University College London. Researchers found the greater amoun…
The New Year’s here and Healthwatch has announced the key health and care topics their local teams – including, of course, HEALTHWATCH TORBAY - will be working on over the year ahead.Why not get invol…
With rough sleeping on the rise, health and care services can play their part this winter by ensuring those facing homelessness get the support they need. Tonight, a…
Last month Torbay Hospital had concerns about the resilience of air handling units in two of their theatres and so commissioned a detailed inspection, following which they decided to close the two the…