From left to right: Graham Dundas, CEO Willmott Dixon; Karin Smyth MP; Ian Dean, RCHT CFO

New contractor announced for our new Women and Children’s Hospital

We’re delighted to confirm today that Willmott Dixon has been appointed as our Hospital 2.0 Alliance construction partner for the delivery of the Women and Children’s Hospital on our site in Truro.

Operation Cornwall – all wrapped up

Our Women and Children’s Hospital design and programme teams were out and about in schools in March, inspiring the next generation of hospital designers and engineers across Cornwall.

Our new hospital – update on designs

New concept designs for our new Women and Children’s Hospital are being drawn up by our design team that fully adopt the design guidelines set for the New Hospital Programme.

Film documents the work of Accessibility Advisory Group at new Outpatients Department

We’ve put together the short film to document the work of the RCHT Accessibility Advisory Group during the design and […]

Silent Hospital pilot expands to antenatal services at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

We’ve launched Phase 2 of our Silent Hospital pilot, extending the innovative digital technology to antenatal services within maternity care.

Lots of people in the LINAC bunker celebrating its opening

Celebration as two new Linear Accelerators open in the Sunrise Centre

The Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro is celebrating the replacement of two new Linear Accelerators in the Sunrise Centre in the last 16 months.

Brandon Chapman (left) and Joe Turner (right)

Demand and capacity modelling future proofs new hospital design

The Women and Children’s Hospital programme team has reached an important milestone in modelling the expected demand and required capacity […]

Women and Children’s Hospital digital officer wins multiple awards at Cornwall Apprenticeship Awards 2026

Congratulations to Tamsin Allen, who has won three awards at the recent Cornwall Apprenticeship Awards 2026.

Mum and dad holding baby in hospital ward

Royal Cornwall Hospital Launches Biometric Security for Neonatal Unit

We have introduced a new digital fingerprint security system in our Neonatal Unit, setting a new standard for safety and convenience for families with premature and vulnerable babies.

Design team appointed to deliver Cornwall’s new Women and Children’s Hospital and Pathology Hub

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new multi-disciplinary design team to lead the design development of the Women and Children’s Hospital, and key enabling schemes.

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