Congratulations to Kathryn Bamforth, the first doctoral graduate from the fellowship programme funded by The Torbay Medical Research Fund (TMRF). The fellowship programme is an important partnership providing opportunities for academic research training and development while working. Kathryn celebrated being awarded…
Pilot study funded to understand experiences of using ROHKEA VRiT
Miss Philippa Newton-Cross was awarded a TMRF grant in July 2025 towards her project titled Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA): an exploration of the therapeutic benefits of a Virtual Reality immersive Therapy (VRiT) enhanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and movement…
Fund provides research grant towards ‘Building a brighter future’
Torbay Hospital is 1 of 48 Trusts nationally that have been awarded funding to build a new state of the art hospital which supports the people of Torbay and South Devon. In order to understand what ‘building a brighter future’…
Peer connect study funded to undertake a feasibility RCT study of a targeted peer coaching service
This research project will undertake a feasibility trial and qualitative study to evaluate the implementation a new volunteer peer coaching service in Torbay Hospital designed to support outpatients with chronic pain, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. Poor self-management of these…
Grant awarded to support children’s research in Torbay
Dr Felicity Thomas, from the University of Exeter, working with Torbay Council has been awarded a significant grant to undertake research in understanding the high numbers of children in statutory care in Torbay. This research is important as tackling health…