News and events

To view the latest news, press releases and events from Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, click the links below.
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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.

Research funding secured for radiotherapy equipment (19 December 2023)
Research and development and radiotherapy teams have secured over £800,000 of funding to support both research trials and the ongoing care of patients.

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Little ones remembrance weekend 2023 (11 December 2023)
Two special events were held at the start of December for families who had experienced the loss of a child or a baby during pregnancy.

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Images from the 2023 little ones remembrance weekend. Clockwise from left: Service taking place at All Saints Church with choir performing, candles lit on a table in remembrance, stars decoration inside the church and star messages hung on a tree.

More sponsors announced in support of NHS trust’s annual awards (7 December 2023)
Torbay and South Devon NHS are proud to announce that a further two companies have agreed to support their ‘our people celebration event’ 2024

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Thank you to our sponsors for supporting Our People Awards which recognise our brilliant people and the amazing things they do. PSB Scaffolding Kier Nevada KTA Architects | Urban Designers

League of Friends presidents celebrated in new wallpaper mural (5 December 2023)
The generosity of Torbay Hospital League of Friends’ presidents during the past 70 years has been immortalised on a new commemorative wall.

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Image: The new Torbay Hospital League of Friends presidents wallpaper and inset image of members of the League and family members of presidents cutting a ribbon at the opening.

Virtual reality taking carers closer to the action (1 December 2023)
Ground-breaking Virtual Reality (VR) and 360 training is helping to bring vital training sessions to life and improving the care people receive.

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Image: Colleagues taking part in a Train to Restore session, around a table wearing virtual reality headsets.