Trusted Assessor role to improve hospital care for nursing home residents
This new role will improve the coordination of care for patients admitted from care homes and help reduce delays when they are ready to be discharged.
General News
Tackling patient transport delays
Read how we’re working to get patients home or to community hospitals more quickly.
School’s out – minors are in!
The school holidays are only just starting to get into full swing …
Lions Club donation to Chestnut Appeal
Lions Clubs from across Cornwall have come together to raise £8,662 for the Chestnut Appeal.
Trust and confidence score highly in patient survey
Results of the national inpatient survey published this week reveal high levels of satisfaction with care at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals with scores of 8/10 or more in 7 of the 11 sections of the survey.
MySunrise App goes live 11th June at Royal Cornwall Hospital
A diagnosis of Cancer can be a real shock and a very uncertain time for patients and their families. With so many cancers types and new treatments, each patient journey is different.
Funding to support people in a mental health crisis
An exciting new initiative developed by NHS Kernow Clinical Commissioning Group, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Cornwall Foundation Trust and Cornwall Council to create a multi-agency hub to support people in Cornwall who are at risk of experiencing a mental health crisis has been awarded £1.5m funding from the Government.
New Superficial treatment unit offers enhanced skin cancer treatment
Patients in Cornwall needing specialist radiotherapy treatment for superficial skin cancers no longer face lengthy journeys for treatment out of county, thanks to the arrival of a new treatment unit at the Royal Cornwall Hospital’s Sunrise Centre.
Button batteries warning to parents for accident prevention week
As Child Safety Week commences on 4 June, health professionals are warning parents to be extra vigilant to prevent young children swallowing button batteries on toys.
Wedding bells ring in Maternity
With the Royal Wedding just around the corner, wedding bells were also ringing in our Maternity department, after new Dad Josh Kelly proposed to his partner Gabrielle by his son Hudson wearing a bib saying ‘Will you marry Daddy?’
