News and reports

Want to find out more about heart health? Join Naing KoKo, consultant cardiologist, at a free health talk on Tuesday 29 April 2025, from 5.30pm-6.30pm at TREC, Torbay Hospital (or online).

Satisfaction with health service is at lowest recorded levels. Read the response from our national partners Healthwatch England.

Read Healthwatch England's response to the news that more funding will be made available for community pharmacies.

Read Healthwatch England's response to the Patient Safety Commissioner’s report, The Safety Gap, on the accessibility of medicines for people with sensory impairments.

Good social care can make a big difference to someone's life. But are people always receiving the help they need? Find out what our research and feedback tells us and how we think social care support could be improved.

A new domestic abuse support service is set to launch in Devon.

Following the announcement last month that the government had agreed a new one-year contract with GPs, Healthwatch can bring you more details of what the changes mean to patient care from 1 April.

A new report from our national partners Healthwatch England warns long waits for eye care are having a huge impact on people’s daily lives.

Healthwatch England responds to the National Pharmacy Association's call to reduce services.

A Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust team has been shortlisted for its work on digital literacy and inclusion in the prestigious Health Services Journal (HSJ) digital awards 2025.

People detained for inpatient assessment and treatment under the Mental Health Act seem to be more unwell on admission than in the past, according to a report out today from the Care Quality Commission.

The government has announced that NHS dental changes will go up from 1 April by 2.39% .