Category: general-news
Sarcoma awareness month: My sarcoma story
Stephen Downes was a lifelong surfer of 40 years before a shock diagnosis of sarcoma led to a new life as an amputee, but this didn’t stop him becoming a champion.
Results for the Participant in Research Experience Survey (PRES) show positive feedback for RCHT
The 2023-24 survey for RCHT attracted over 300 responses, with 98% of participants reporting feeling valued for their involvement in our research.
Young patient Thomas becomes honorary biomedical scientist as part of “Harvey’s Lab Tour”
A young patient at the Royal Cornwall Hospital was given a working tour of the Haematology Lab this week to help him understand more about his treatment.
Celebrating Filipino Cultural Appreciation Month
Throughout the month of June, the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust will be hosting a series of events to celebrate Filipino Cultural Appreciation Month.
Statement: Physician Associates at RCHT
“A Freedom of Information from the Royal Cornwall Hospitals about the number of shifts covered by physician associates represented the total number of shifts worked by physician associates over a 6-month period, not a number of shifts where physician associates were covering medical staff.
Major Construction Projects Shortlisted for National Awards
We are delighted to have been named as a finalist in two categories at this year’s Construction News Awards.
Help stop the spread of Norovirus
Visiting is restricted on some wards at our hospitals across Cornwall at present. Please phone the ward you are visiting to check before you set out. You will be able to visit if there are exceptional or compassionate circumstances, please discuss this with the nurse in charge.
Norovirus cases on rise in Cornwall, look after yourself, protect others
The common winter vomiting bug, Norovirus, is doing the rounds in Cornwall, and our NHS is asking for your help to stop the spread.
Results of the 2023 staff survey paint an improving picture for RCHT
The results of the 2023 staff survey are in, with the response showing significant improvements in all elements of the NHS People Promise, as well as in the national themes of staff engagement and morale.
Transformational community skin imaging clinics speed up diagnosis and treatment for patients
A new pop-up community imaging service is helping to speed up the process for checking for skin cancer, offering tests closer to people’s homes across the county to reduce waiting times.
