Urgent care patients will be seen at Camborne-Redruth minor injury unit
Patients coming to the Royal Cornwall Hospital’s Urgent Treatment Centre/Emergency Department in Truro with less serious illness and injury are now being…
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Get to the heart of healthcare science at cardiology open day
Healthcare science staff from Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust (RCHT) are inviting local people to join them for an Open Day as they celebrate Healthcare Science Week, run by the Office of the Chief Scientific Officer, from 6 to 15 March 2020.
Nurses Day Twitter Winners
Following last week’s celebration of Nurses Day, several teams from across Medicine have been awarded by peers for their amazing efforts in promoting and celebrating the event within wards and departments and also across social media.
Scanning for safety – barcode technology supports safer care
Last October the go-live of a new inventory management system in the Royal Cornwall Hospital’s cardiac catheter laboratories, marked the first step in the transformation of how the Trust manages inventory as part of the Scan4Safety Programme.
Improving diagnosis and treatment of sepsis
NHS England has recognised the Royal Cornwall Hospitals as one of the NHS trusts seeing greatest improvement in timely identification and treatment of sepsis.
Cardiac team takes the initiative on improving safety and tackling delay
The Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic team has taken the initiative to solve the problem of rising referrals and lengthening waits. By changing the way they work, waiting times have tumbled and patients are benefitting from safer care.
