Congratulations to RCHT midwife, Amy Dunstan who was among the finalists for this year’s ‘Who Cares Wins’ national awards celebrating some of the outstanding stars across the NHS as it marks its 70th anniversary this year.
As the NHS turns 70, we’re hoping for a bumper crop of nominations for our One+All | We Care Awards this year.
An innovative series of infection prevention roadshows have seen Lead Nurse Educator at RCHT, Louisa Forbes, recently announced as a national 2018 Antibiotic Guardian Award winner.
Alongside the 70th anniversary on 5th July, there were more celebrations at RCHT as staff were presented with awards recognising their long service to the NHS.
Here’s a round up of what’s on across RCHT for the NHS 70th anniversary on 5th July.
It’s a double celebration for West Cornwall and Royal Cornwall hospitals as they have both unveiled ‘state of the art’ scanners for their Imaging and Nuclear Medicine departments.
A nurse who specialises in safeguarding has won a grant to explore domestic abuse in older people.
The Cove Macmillan Support Centre based in Truro is celebrating being awarded the Macmillan Quality Environment Mark (MQEM) in recognition of the centre’s excellent standards of care for local people affected by cancer. The award was presented yesterday by Ed Murphy, Macmillan Strategic Partnership Manager to Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust’s Chief Executive, Kathy Byrne and The Cove’s team of staff and volunteers.
Already recognised in cardiology circles as the number one team to train with in the country, RCHT’s cardiac team was delighted to learn they are finalists in the Health Education England, Star Awards.
Royal Cornwall Hospital is leading the way in providing an invaluable service for patients with a Rapid On Site Evaluation (ROSE) service which is streamlining of diagnosis for pancreatic, lung, oesophageal and head and neck cancers, improving patient care and speeding up treatment times.
