Monthly archives for February 2026

Our news and events archives for February 2026. If you have any queries regarding these, please contact the Communications Team.


Section 75: update following partner discussions (27 February 2026)
Torbay Council and Devon ICB reaffirm their commitment to working together while exploring options to reset the Section 75 agreement.

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Torbay Hospital Endoscopy Service awarded full national accreditation (17 February 2026)
The Endoscopy Service at Torbay Hospital has been awarded full accreditation.

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Members of the endoscopy team standing in front of a welcome sign


Our teams play key role as South West hits one million operations milestone (13 February 2026)
The NHS in the South West has delivered more than one million waiting list operations in a year for the first time – and our teams here in Torbay and South Devon have played an important part in achieving this regional milestone.

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Torbay scores a UK first for major clinical breast cancer research study (13 February 2026)
Women who are being treated for breast cancer are taking part in a major new clinical research study to improve future treatment.

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NHS partnership is helping people to get online (10 February 2026)
Free SIM cards are being given to people living in Torbay and South Devon to help combat digital exclusion.

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Voting now open for Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust’s new award to celebrate their amazing volunteers (9 February 2026)
New for 2026, the Volunteer of the Year Award has been created to recognise and celebrate the incredible work of our volunteers,.

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Image of Sam Mead, Keith Reeves, Anna Heywood and Myles Leaman. Four finalists for the Volunteer of the Year award 2026.


An open letter to the people of Torbay (3 February 2026)
I’m writing to you openly and directly to share where we are in our conversations about the future of adult social care in Torbay.

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