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How we make decisions
Below is a list of publications that set out how decisions are made within the Trust and how we aim to involve our local community in helping us to develop our services.
We are continually adding documents to our website. Where no link exists for the document you require, please email us at: rch-tr.FOI@nhs.net or write to:
Information Governance,
Kedhlow,
Royal Cornwall Hospital,
Truro,
TR1 3LJ
Lists and registers
Please find below links to lists that we think may be helpful to you.
If you can’t find what you are looking for, please contact the Company Secretary’s office on 01872 256343 or email rcht.corporategovernance@nhs.net where we will be pleased to help.
Registers are also available to view by appointment at the Trust’s Headquarters. Please contact the Company Secretary’s office as above.
Our policies and procedures
All Trust policies and procedures are available online via the Trust’s Document Library.
Click here for the RCHT Freedom of information policy (which forms part of the Information Use Framework Policy)
The services we offer
Our services
An A-Z directory of the services we offer is available on our website. Please be advised more detailed information on any service may be obtained by contacting the Freedom of information co-ordinator, email: rch-tr.FOI@nhs.net
Patient information leaflets
We have in excess of 1000 patient information leaflets and booklets covering a broad range of conditions and procedures. These are available by contacting the Patient Information Officer:
- Telephone: 01872 254668
- Email: heatherford1@nhs.net
Patient information leaflets are intended to support information given by staff providing care and treatment.
Leaflets and booklets can be made available in alternative formats, such as large print, and translations can also be provided on request. For more information on how you can request this, please see our Accessible Information Standard page.
News
Our most recent news releases are published on our dedicated news subsite. For copies of older releases please contact the Press Office, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, TR1 3LJ. Telephone: 01872 252934
Who we are and what we do
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust was established in 1992. It comprises three hospitals:
The Trust provides acute hospital services for the majority of Cornwall’s resident population of approximately 500,000. This figure can be doubled by holidaymakers during the busiest times of the year.
NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the principal commissioner of services from the Trust.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is led by a board of executive and non-executive directors. Public Board Meetings are held approximately every six weeks.
Our Standing Orders, Standing Financial Instructions and Scheme of Delegation set out the way our Trust is governed.
- NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board (ICB)
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Cornwall Social Services
- Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust
Meetings with pharmaceutical companies and other medical suppliers
The meetings with pharmaceutical companies and other medical supplier’s information has been captured through the adoption of the Medical Industry Accredited (MIA) scheme.
- Raise standards of training for company representatives and service engineers visiting acute and critical care areas of hospitals;
- Provide assurance to hospital staff that company personnel admitted to sensitive areas are properly training and are fully aware of their responsibilities; and
- Help the Trust fulfil its duty of care to protect patients and ensure safe surgical and clinical outcomes
If the information you require is not available, you can still make a ‘Freedom of Information’ request.
Annual Report and Accounts
If required, printed copies of the Annual Report & Accounts may be requested from:
The Chair’s Office,
Bedruthan House,
Royal Cornwall Hospital,
Truro,
TR1 3LJ
Email: rcht.corporategovernance@nhs.net
Previous Annual Reports
- Annual Report and Accounts 2020/21
- Quality Accounts for 2021-22
- Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20
- Annual Report and Accounts 2018/19
- Quality Accounts for 2018/19 are also available here.
- Annual Report 17/18
- Annual Report 16/17
- Annual Report 15/16
- Annual Report 14/15
- Annual Report 13/14
- Annual Report 12/13
For all requests for annual reports other than those currently available, please contact the Company Secretary’s office on rcht.corporategovernance@nhs.net or by calling 01872 256343.
What we spend and how we spend it
On 2 October Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust appointed Grant Thornton LLP to provide external audit services for the financial year that ended 31 March 2019. It is a 3-year contract, with the option to extend it for a further 2 years. This decision was made following advice provided by the Trust’s Auditor Panel.
Contracts
This page contains links to contracts that have been made publicly available by the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust.
For details of OJEC adverts and other contracts currently available for public tender please refer to TACTICA.
For Capital Planning tenders, please refer to Tenders Electronic Daily.
Freedom of Information Contracts
We are continually adding documents to our website. Where no link exists for the document you require, please email us at: rch-tr.FOI@nhs.net or write to: Freedom of Information Co-ordinator, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, TR1 3LJ.
What our priorities are and how we are doing
Below are links to the main publications that set out the priorities of the Trust and those reviews and assessments about how well we are performing.
We are continually adding documents to our website. Where no link exists for the document you require, please email us at: rch-tr.FOI@nhs.net or write to:
Information Governance,
Kedhlow,
Royal Cornwall Hospital,
Truro
TR1 3LJ
Our priorities
At Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT), our vision is Aspiring to Provide Brilliant Care to One and All. Please see our Trust Strategy below for more information.
How we are doing
- NHS Provider License Self-Certification
- The latest Care Quality Commission Inspection Report – The Care Quality Commission website shows all of the inspection reports.
- Update reports relating to the services we deliver and our financial performance are presented to each Board Meeting.
Page last reviewed: 16 May 2023
