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Lucie faces her fear of needles to champion blood donation (8 June 2026)
A student midwife who overcame a life-long fear of needles to pursue her career is now inspiring her colleagues to become blood donors.

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Photo of student midwife, Lucie Shaw


£14.2m Emergency Department redevelopment opens at Torbay Hospital (3 June 2026)
The final phase of the redevelopment of the Emergency Department at Torbay Hospital has been formally marked today, with an official opening by the Lord-Lieutenant for Devon, on behalf of His Majesty The King.

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Group shot of people outside the Emergency Department


Torbay Hospital League of Friends continues to support local care with £1.58 million donated in 12 months (2 June 2026)
Torbay Hospital League of Friends has provided £1.58 million over the past year to support patients, families, and healthcare teams at Torbay Hospital.

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A group of people holding a banner with £1.58million written on it


Celebrating our people’s kindness and compassion (22 May 2026)
The achievements of some of the incredible people who work for us has been celebrated at our annual Our People Awards Celebration.

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Colleagues from George Earle Ward being presented with their Our People's Choice Team award


Torbay surgical hub gains national accreditation (7 May 2026)
More people across Torbay and South Devon are getting their planned operations sooner, with the surgical hub at Torbay Hospital now nationally accredited in recognition of the standard of care being delivered by local teams

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Colleagues from the surgical hub smiling


Jess Piper appointed as substantive Chief People Officer (5 May 2026)
We are pleased to share that we have appointed Jess Piper as our substantive Chief People Officer, following an interview process.

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Photo of Jess Piper, Chief People Officer


Our Board meeting in public – Thursday 07 May (1 May 2026)
Our Board of Directors will meet in public on Thursday 07 May at 12.30pm, in the Board Room at Torbay Hospital.

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League of Friends funds new motorised wheelchairs for Torbay Hospital (29 April 2026)
Patients and staff at Torbay Hospital are set to benefit from new motorised wheelchairs, thanks to the support of the Torbay Hospital League of Friends.

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Members of the League of Friends with estates colleagues and three motorised wheelchairs


Voluntary redundancy scheme – information for the public (28 April 2026)
Like NHS organisations across Devon and the country, we are operating in a very challenging financial environment.

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Statement on Torbay public governor vacancies (27 April 2026)
We are sorry that two people who were recently returned as public governors for the Torbay constituency have decided not to take up their roles.

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