In the summer of 2020, Healthwatch Torbay – the independent healthcare consumer champion service we run – were asked by the Palace Theatre in Paignton to recite a poem for the NHS – ‘These are the Hands’ by Michael Rosen, for a project where members of the local community our videoed reciting relevant poems to … Continued
Our staff and volunteers have been supporting a local community helpline, started initially for those affected by the Coronavirus Pandemic and open to the people of Torbay to request help, volunteer their assistance or refer anyone they believe/know needs help. It became a huge operation, taking more than 16,000 calls throughout 2020 and touching base … Continued
From all of us here at Engaging Communities South West, we would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy & Healthy New Year! We’d like to thank all of our volunteers, staff, champions, partners and of course the general public for all your support and for sharing your experiences with us this … Continued
Digital Health Devon, a local project we manage which offers free guidance showing people how they can use the internet to access local healthcare resources, has relaunched its website with new features. All of their e-learning resource pages have now been made open and free to use without the need to register, plus they have added … Continued
A joint report released this week has revealed the impact the COVID-19 outbreak has had on the mental health and wellbeing of Devon residents. During the COVID-19 outbreak Healthwatch in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay – who now work in partnership following new joint commissioning arrangements with Devon County Council, Plymouth City Council and Torbay Council … Continued
We have been working with Public Health Torbay and a range of local community wellbeing groups to create a dedicated online COVID-19 information and advice service. Hundreds of different local services and support links have been added to our Healthwatch Torbay website, the local independent health consumer champion service we also run. The new website … Continued
The contract arrangements for Plymouth, Torbay and Devon Healthwatch have changed from April 1st 2020. In the past, Devon County Council, Plymouth City Council and Torbay Council have each individually commissioned their own separate local Healthwatch. The three Local Authorities agreed that as from April 2020 the Healthwatch services would be jointly commissioned for … Continued
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