News and Events
Helping you stay well at home
Staff across the NHS, community, council, and care teams are working together to help keep residents of Cornwall happy, healthy and closer to home this winter.
Thousands of GP appointments missed every month in Cornwall
With demand for their appointments at an all-time high, GP practices are urging patients to please cancel unwanted appointments so others can book them.
Extended opening hours at West Cornwall Hospital’s Urgent Treatment Centre
Around 125 people each month have been making use of later opening hours at West Cornwall Hospital’s Urgent Treatment Centre.
Monthly message from NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board, November 2023
“Our Integrated Care Board has held its latest monthly meeting (Thursday 9th November), 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.
Join our Integrated Care Board’s Board: Recruitment for an independent non-executive member (NEM)
We are looking for an independent non-executive member (NEM) to join the Board of the NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board (ICB).
Monthly message from NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board, October 2023
Your Integrated Care Board has held its latest monthly meeting (Thursday 12 October), 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.
Innovative Cornwall pilot project supports most vulnerable to see an NHS dentist
A collaboration between the NHS and a Cornwall dental surgery, has created a new pilot, enabling children and the most vulnerable patients to access an NHS dentist
The numbers that could save your life; NHS urges blood pressure checks
It causes two thirds of strokes and almost half of all heart attacks, more than 6 million people across the UK have it and many are not aware. Yet it is one of the most preventable and treatable conditions.
Fresh ‘Choose Well’ plea ahead of busiest bank holiday of the year
Cornwall’s NHS is still urging people to ‘Choose Well’ this summer, as our health and care services brace for the busiest bank holiday of the year.
Cornwall to get another new community diagnostic centre
Patients in Cornwall will benefit from another community diagnostic centre, helping our NHS deliver more care closer to home.