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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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.

Torbay and South Devon NHS to host pioneering therapeutic cancer vaccine research trial (24 November 2023)
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust’s research and development department has been selected as a hospital for a groundbreaking cancer vaccine trial.

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Photo featuring the cancer vaccine research study team. Left to right - Petra Gee, Josh Bowden, Joel Prowse, Amelia Perry, Dr Jonathan Buckley, Danielle Masters, Sean Caunter, Dr Nangi Lo and Peter Pugh.

New £4.99 million endoscopy training centre opens at Torbay Hospital (17 November 2023)
The Torbay endoscopy training centre was opened by our Trust chairman Sir Richard Ibbotson and Lord Julian Darling on Tuesday 14 November 2023.

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Photo of our new Endoscopy Training Centre opening ceremony

Two firms to honour our people at annual awards (17 November 2023)
Kier Construction Western and Wales, and Nevada Construction announced as the first two sponsors of Our People Awards 2024,

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Thank you to our sponsors Kier Construction Western and Wales, and Nevada Construction graphic

Torbay and Devon NHS Foundation Trust sells pharmaceutical business (17 November 2023)
Announcing the sale of our pharmaceutical business, Torbay Pharmaceuticals (TP), to leading regional private equity firm, NorthEdge.

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We’re committed to supporting our armed forces’ community (17 November 2023)
Our support of the health and wellbeing of our community’s armed forces has been recognised with an Armed Forces’ Covenant Healthcare Alliance Accreditation Award.

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Chairman Sir Richard Ibbotson with Captain Sarah Oakley Royal Navy at the unveiling of the Veteran Aware Award

Care home reaches diamond standard for hydration support (9 November 2023)
A Teignmouth care home has gained a diamond award for embracing a project that is reducing hospital admissions by highlighting importance of good hydration.

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Vicky Wicks (centre) presenting Briarcroft's hydration champions with their diamond award.