Yearly archives for 2015

Our yearly news and events archives for 2015. If you have any queries regarding these, please contact the Communications Team.


Official opening of enhanced cardiac suite (29 December 2015)
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust celebrated the completion of a three phase improvement project to ensure that emergency treatment for heart attack patients continues to be available at Torbay Hospital.

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Official opening of enhanced cardiac suite


Weekend Diagnosis: Don’t forget the army of volunteers this Christmas (17 December 2015)
For many people, Christmas truly is a wonderful time of the year – festivities in full swing, spending time with friends and family and being thankful for our health and wellbeing are just some of the things on the seasonal agenda.

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Relocation of beds at Bovey Tracey Community Hospital (15 December 2015)
A combination of sickness absence and a shortage of registered nurses to ensure the safe care of patients will result in the temporary suspension of inpatient services at Bovey Tracey Community Hospital, with effect from Friday 18 December.

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Notice of election (10 December 2015)
Notice of election for the Council of Governors of the Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (10 Dec 2015).

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Occombe residents enjoy new found independence (10 December 2015)
Former residents of Occombe House are now enjoying new found independence in their brand new supported living bungalows at the Occombe House site. Residents have been living at the bungalows since June 2015 and today they celebrated their new living arrangements.

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Occombe residents enjoy new found independence


Weekend Diagnosis: ‘Working with you, for you’ encapsulates our vision (7 December 2015)
We are one of the first organisations in the country to bring the provision of acute and community health and social care together into one organisation, our new Torbay and South Devon Trust, so it is important for us to define what this really means – why have we done it, what will it achieve and what we want to improve for local people.

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Are you carer of a person with a learning disability? Have your say (4 December 2015)
On Friday 4 December, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust will be launching a consultation on the proposed changes to Baytree House in Torquay, a short breaks and respite unit for carers of people with a learning disability.

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New Director of Strategy and Improvement for integrated care organisation (1 December 2015)
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of Ann Wagner as Director of Strategy and Improvement. The Director of Strategy and Improvement, who will join the Trust in February, will play a key role at Board level, and as part of the Executive Team, in shaping the Trust's strategic direction.

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Dawlish to become centre of excellence for urgent care (26 November 2015)
From 4 January 2016, Dawlish Community Hospital will provide an improved service for the treatment of minor injuries, becoming the area’s centre of excellence for urgent care. The service, based at the community hospital’s minor injury unit (MIU), will be available 8am to 8pm seven days per week, 365 days per year.

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Weekend Diagnosis: Have the jab and protect yourself from the dangers of flu (19 November 2015)
With the weather unbelievably mild for this time of year, it may seem odd to be talking about winter and all that it can bring.

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