22.01.2021
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...
Read more15.01.2021
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,...
Read more21.12.2020
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...
Read more08.10.2020
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...
Read more15.07.2020
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...
Read more18.05.2020
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...
Read more02.04.2020
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...
Read more15.11.2019
Torbay residents who receive care at home are being supported by carers to access local health, social care and wellbeing services using the internet thanks to an award-winning new service....
Read more13.11.2019
Online consultations enable patients to consult with a GP or other practice-based health professionals via the internet. The service is free and available to anyone who is registered with an...
Read more07.05.2019
We are working with the Bay’s health trust to find out how their self-help video library benefits residents and whether any improvements can be made. Health and Care Videos is...
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