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Our Board meeting in public – Thursday 03 September (28 August 2026)
Our Board of Directors will meet in public on Thursday 03 September at 12:30pm, in the Board Room at Torbay Hospital.

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Communities invited to free health and wellbeing event at Paignton Library (27 August 2026)
People across Torbay and South Devon are being invited to a free community health and wellbeing event.

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Patients continue to report positive experiences of inpatient care in Torbay and South Devon (26 August 2026)
Patients rate their hospital care positively in Torbay and South Devon, according to the latest NHS inpatient survey results.

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Big-hearted bereavement midwife shortlisted for prestigious national award (24 August 2026)
Bereavement midwife, Fay Martin, has been named a finalist for the Elaine Thorp Award for Bereavement Care 2026, presented by the Sands charity.

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Bereavement midwife, Fay Martin

One Devon launches county-wide conversation on neighbourhood health (24 August 2026)
People across Devon are invited to find out more and help shape the delivery of neighbourhood health across the county.

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Taking the plunge: John’s incredible leap for our NHS Charity (20 August 2026)
At 74, John Payne has proved it’s never too late to do something extraordinary.

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John Payne with his skydiving instructor as free fall above Devon.

Explore your future with free NHS virtual work experience (13 August 2026)
We are encouraging young people to take the next step in exploring their future career options through its free virtual work experience platform, Springpod.

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Teignmouth Hospital open following fire in clinic building (4 August 2026)
Teignmouth Hospital is open and people should continue to attend appointments as planned unless they hear directly from us.

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New birthing suite opens at Torbay Hospital to enhance birth experience for women and families (30 July 2026)
Torbay Hospital opens The Cove, a new birthing suite featuring a birthing pool, refurbished birth room, and an accessible wet room to enhance birth choices.

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NHS staff members cut a blue ribbon reading "Building Our Brighter Future" to officially open The Cove birthing suite at Torbay Hospital, featuring a new white birthing pool in the background.

Legacy gift transforms pacemaker room at Torbay Hospital (29 July 2026)
A generous legacy gift to Torbay and South Devon NHS Charity is funding improvements to create a calmer environment for Heart and Lung patients.

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The newly refurbished pacemaker room in the Heart and Lung Department at Torbay Hospital, featuring wall-to-wall floral mural artwork titled "Through the Meadow" by local printmaker Niamh Geraghty Morris. The artwork displays tall green grasses, pink thistle-like flowers, and white daisies across the upper walls. Below the mural sits a blue patient chair, medical equipment, a computer monitor, and an informational panel about the Torbay and South Devon NHS Charity legacy gift from Mr Kenneth Zaple.