Health & Wellbeing

Community nurses win regional care award

A community nursing team covering Paignton and Brixham has scooped an Outstanding Care Award. Paignton and Brixham Community Nurses, employed by Torbay and South Devon...

Brixham Wellbeing centre officially opens

A new £800k Brixham Wellbeing Centre in Brixham officially opened its doors on Thursday 9th May 2019. The centre was a result of...

None Executive Director joins NHS South Devon Trust Board

Torbay & South Devon NHS Trust welcomes a new executive director, Chris Balch, to the trust. Chris Balch, who lives in Totnes, joined...

South West Water staff to set good example this Water Saving Week

Its no lie that our planet is heating up. There doesn't seem to be a day that goes by where the news isn't...

Cervical Screening Campaign Launched by Public Health England in the South West.

It has been reported that the number of people now attending cervical screening has fallen to a 20 year low across England. Everyday 2...

Trust seeks local 4×4 drivers to take on Beast from the East 3.0

Following last year’s ‘Beast from the East’, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is looking for more volunteers to join their 4x4 Volunteer...

More than 23,000 women in the region did not attend their last smear test NHS results find

Figures, recently released by the NHS have revealed that the taken-up rate for cervical screenings in Torbay has increased. However, despite the encouraging figures only...

Local hospitals’ success in scoring top PLACE

Hospitals across Torbay and South Devon have received some top ratings in a report published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre. Torbay and...