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Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust joins fight against Coronavirus in ground-breaking new study

Added on May 14, 2020, in News - General News

RCHT has joined the fight against Coronavirus by recruiting COVID-19 patients to participate in a ground-breaking new study of the disease performed by the partnership between the GenOMICC Study Consortium (led by the University of Edinburgh) and Genomics England. The study, announced by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, on 13th May will help us better understand the virus’ varied effects on people and support the search for treatments.

NHS urges people to get care when they need it

Added on April 25, 2020, in News - General News

Health and care professionals across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are backing a major new drive across the country to…

Keeping in touch with patients

Added on April 18, 2020, in News - General News / Information Alerts

We know that it’s really hard for people to be unable to visit family, friends and loved-ones whilst they are in hospital during the coronavirus outbreak.

Donation of plants keeps hospital site in full bloom

Added on April 17, 2020, in News - General News

Kehelland Trust Nursery donation aims to bring brightness and colour to the RCHT

Open for Easter!

Added on April 9, 2020, in Service Updates - General News

Open for Easter! – GPs and pharmacies across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly will provide extra access over the bank holiday weekend

Royal Cornwall Hospitals released from ‘special measures’

Added on April 6, 2020, in News - General News

Royal Cornwall Hospitals received the good news this week that the Trust had been released from the quality special measures that were imposed in 2017.

Changes to routine planned appointments and operations

Added on April 6, 2020, in News - General News

We will begin postponing non-urgent planned operations across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly from Monday 23 March for at least three months.

Duchy Hospital and Royal Cornwall Hospitals work together to support patients

Added on April 2, 2020, in News - General News

As part of a major deal with NHS England, Ramsay Health Care UK will provide additional emergency capacity to the NHS from all our hospitals.  This will include the provision of urgent acute, trauma, medical and cancer cases.

Coronavirus statement – 1st April 2020

Added on April 1, 2020, in News - General News

Update from Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust.

New restrictions on hospital visiting

Added on March 24, 2020, in News - General News

Following the announcement of the further restrictions on movement of the population to help us slow the spread of coronavirus, we have taken the difficult decision to further restrict visiting to hospitals from today (Tuesday 24 March, 2020).

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