Figures on health care in Dartmouth revealed
A group of NHS and community partners met on 3 April to review progress with new ways of delivering health and care in Dartmouth, including plans for a new Health and Wellbeing Centre in the town. …
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£250,000 research grant for health and social care practitioners in Torbay
Patients will benefit from improved care with the award of a new £250,000 grant aimed at supporting research by health professionals in Torbay and South Devon. The fund will support the first proje…
Heart patients waiting times reduced due to new procedure
Patients in Torbay and South Devon suffering from coronary artery disease can now undergo a life-saving procedure at Torbay Hospital for the first time - also reducing waiting times for surgery. T…
Look after yourself this Easter
With Easter fast approaching, Devon’s NHS leaders are calling on people to take preventative measures ahead of the bank holidays and after. The long Easter weekend traditionally puts extra pressure…
Free help to tackle shocking impact of Type 2 diabetes in Devon
People in Devon are being offered free help to combat the threat of diabetes as new figures reveal more than 700 people had a limb amputated because of the disease. This week (1-7 April 2019) is Na…
League of Friends donate £10,000 to community services
The Newton Abbot Hospital League of Friends has donated over £10,000 to the Albany Street Clinic run by Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust. The funds, presented to the Trust’s Community S…
Local GP leading pivotal £1.8bn NHS organisation starting in Devon today
A local GP is at the helm of a pivotal NHS organisation for Devon that marks its first day of operation today, 1 April 2019. Dr Paul Johnson, who lives in Exeter and is a GP at Cricketfield Surgery…
Doctors unveil new life-saving classes to Torbay school
Children are learning how to save lives thanks to newly qualified doctors from Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust. The national project, teaching students the emergency life-saving procedu…
New 0-19 Services for Torbay- Contract Awarded
A service for 0-19 year olds and their families has been awarded to Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust. Action for Children and The Children’s Society will be subcontractors to this contract.…
League of Friends donate £40k towards equipment to help local people
The League of Friends of the former Bovey Tracey Community Hospital has donated over £40,000 towards new equipment that will help NHS patients in the local area. The League’s donation has enabled t…
TB cases in England have fallen to the lowest levels since records began
New cases of tuberculosis (TB) in England have fallen to the lowest levels since records began. The new data published by Public Health England comes ahead of World TB Day on Sunday 24 March. Follo…
Electronic prescribing now at Torbay Hospital
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is moving a step closer to paperless records, having introduced electronic prescribing on some of the wards at Torbay Hospital. Instead of using paper-based…
Patients urged to ‘stop smoking before their op’
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, is encouraging patients to stop smoking before having surgery to reduce the risk of potential complications. Patients are reminded of the Trust’s ‘Stop Be…
Public Health England launches cervical screening campaign in South West
On 5 March, Public Health England (PHE) launches a major new campaign in the South West, ‘Cervical Screening Saves Lives’, to increase the number of women attending their cervical screening across the…