Torbay figures join South West call for immediate passage of Tobacco Bill
Torbay’s leader and its Director of Public Health have joinedcouncil leaders and directors of public health from every local council …
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HIV and World AIDS Day
HIV and the UK World AIDS Day is 1 December. People living with HIV (PLHIV) can live long and healthy lives if …
Successfully Supporting Families and Schools with the Free School Meal Auto-Enrolment
As part of our commitment to reducing inequalities and supporting children’s health and wellbeing, Torbay Public Health funded the successful implementation of a Free School Meal (FSM) Auto-Enrolment process. This initiative, ensures that eligible children are automatically registered for FSM support, helping families access nutritional and financial assistance without the need to check their eligibility and complete an application process…
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Help bring Hope to the Bay!
Torbay Baton of Hope Torbay will welcome the Baton of Hope on Tuesday 30 September What is the Baton of …
Organisations and Residents in Torbay urged to Help Prevent Drug Overdoses
An innovative programme that aims to decrease drug-related deaths, reduce stigma and promote treatment and recovery is up and running in Torbay.
Torbay Council and Torbay Recovery Initiatives (TRI), the local drug and alcohol treatment service, with the support of Devon and Cornwall Police, is running a peer-to-peer naloxone training and supply programme.
Find out how you can get trained to administer naloxone and save a life, or how your organisation can get setup to offer naloxone to people you work with.
This is especially important if you work with anyone who is at risk of overdose, or likely to witness an overdose.
Joint Strategic Needs Assessment 2025/26
The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) for 2025/26 was released in June 2025. What is a JSNA? It is an …
Provider Selection Regime – and what does it mean to partners?
❓ The PSR was introduced by the Health and Care Bill (2022), and came into force on 1 January 2024. The PSR …
Smoking Cessation Community Grant
The Smoking Cessation Community Grant is an initiative aimed at helping adults stop smoking, recognising that quitting smoking is one of the most important steps individuals can take to improve their physical and mental health. This grant scheme was launched during 2024/25 by Torbay Communities in partnership with the Torbay Council Public Health team. The scheme invited local community and voluntary sector organisations to run new projects to support smoking cessation.
At home dental/Big brush club
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