Yearly archives for 2024

Our yearly news and events archives for 2024. If you have any queries regarding these, please contact the Communications Team.

New urology investigations unit opens in Paignton (7 February 2024)
A new urology investigations unit has officially opened at Paignton health and wellbeing centre.

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Images (clockwise from top left): members of the urology team and Torbay Prostate Support Association in the new unit; the urology team pictured cutting the cake for the opening; plaque which says 'Urology Investigations Unit opened on 02 February 2024 by Sir Richard Ibbotson KBE CB DSC DL'; Joanne Harrop and Sir Richard Ibbotson cut the ribbon.

Acclaimed printmaker features in next HeArts gallery exhibition (31 January 2024)
The next exhibition in the HeArts gallery on level 4 of Torbay Hospital will feature work by internationally acclaimed printmaker Merlyn Chesterman.

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Merlyn Chesterman artwork

New electronic patient record milestone for Torbay and South Devon (29 January 2024)
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust has announced Epic as its preferred supplier for a new electronic patient record (EPR) system.

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Torbay’s Safe Space is proving a great success (29 January 2024)
A scheme which has helped more than 150 night-time revellers who were unwell avoid being taken to hospital has been hailed a success.

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The Torbay Safe Space team and vehicles pictured on Torquay's harbourside on a Saturday night.

Celebration event for NHS staff supported by additional sponsors (17 January 2024)
Two more companies have agreed to support Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust’s ‘our people celebration event’ 2024.

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Text that says "Thank you to our our sponsors for supporting Our People Awards which recognise our brilliant people and the amazing things they do." The logos of PSB Scaffolding, Kier, Nevada Construction, KTA Architects, SDS and Bailey Partnership. The Torbay and South Devon NHS logo and 'our people' graphic appear at the top.

New mobile screening unit supports breast cancer detection (16 January 2024)
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust celebrated the arrival of a new breast screening unit with a ceremonial ribbon cutting event in Dartmouth.

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Four images, clockwise from left: Captain Bray cuts the ribbon to open the new unit; the new unit; the concert band of Britannia Naval College playing at the opening; equipment inside the scanner

Don’t visit hospitals if you have diarrhoea and vomiting (3 January 2024)
The NHS in Torbay and South Devon is seeing an increase in the number of cases of norovirus both in hospitals and out in the community.

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Graphic of a person holding their stomach and looking in discomfort, with text that says "Don't visit hospitals if you have diarrhoea and vomiting" The Torbay and South Devon NHS logo is in the top right corner.