News and Events
Half-term plea to help get hospital patients home quickly and choose services wisely
As Cornwall’s NHS prepares for a busy bank holiday and half-term, people are being urged to help get loved ones home from hospital as soon as they are well enough.
Cornwall Dementia Conference makes sure dementia is “everyone’s business”
The 2023 national Dementia Action Week (15 – 21 May) focussed on making sure people receive a timely diagnosis.
Monthly message from NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board
Your Integrated Care Board has held its latest monthly meeting (Thursday 11 May), where local health and care services leaders are updated and make decisions that support the delivery of NHS priorities for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
New ‘Home from Home’ service helping to speed up hospital discharges in Cornwall
We are pleased to announce that Cornwall’s Penhallow ‘Home from Home’ service, which is part of our work to help […]
Cornwall’s education and health leaders welcome findings of Ofsted and CQC inspection of SEND services
Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have concluded that there are “inconsistent experiences and outcomes for children and young […]
Urgent appeal from Cornwall’s NHS ahead of busy bank holidays
Our health and care leaders are asking people for their help ahead of three busy bank holidays and further industrial […]
Monthly message from NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board
Your Integrated Care Board has held its latest monthly meeting, where local health and care services leaders are updated and […]
Pharmacy, dentistry and optometry commissioning
From April 2023, all Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) will have delegated responsibility of NHS England pharmaceutical, ophthalmic and dental (POD) functions. Giving […]
45 residents each day using the Emergency Department who did not need to be there
People are being urged to think carefully before going to the Emergency Department, this Easter, after analysis by NHS Cornwall […]
Cornwall’s NHS welcomes report on improving dementia services
After asking for this vital piece of research to be carried out, we welcome the ‘Hear our Voice’ report, which […]
Monthly message from NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board
Every month your local health and care service leaders meet as the Integrated Care Board, to be updated and make […]
Flying the flag for Team GP the experts on hand to help with healthcare
Did you know there are now a dozen different expert roles supporting patients across Cornwall’s GP surgeries? Each of these […]
There is still time to help us shape the future of health and care across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
Do you have a view on what your local NHS should do to make things better for you? Your Integrated […]
New ‘Pain Cafes’ will support those living with chronic pain in Cornwall
15 new ‘Pain Cafes are being launched in Cornwall, as part of a five-year project to ‘de-medicalise’ pain management for […]
Monthly message from NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board
Your local health and care services are overseen by the Integrated Care Board, who are leaders, including doctors, nurses and […]
Apprenticeship Week
NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly celebrates National Apprenticeship Week 2023 NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly has been shining […]
National industrial action update
Some nurses who are members of the Royal College of Nursing are expected to take part in industrial action between […]
Cornwall’s NHS braced for “significant pressure” this Easter
People in Cornwall are being urged to choose health and care services wisely, as the NHS prepares for a busy Easter and more industrial action. While the NHS is working hard to prioritise resources to protect emergency treatment, we need your help to make sure that care is available to those who need it the most.
Bold new plans to deliver integrated health and care for Cornwall and Isles of Scilly are agreed
Today (Monday 3 April) sees the publication of the first version of an ambitious 10-year strategy that sets out the […]