The NHS

The government has launched the application process for the Community Automated External Defibrillators (AED) fund. Community organisations can now apply for a grant to fund a life-saving defibrillator for their local area.

A new system to help refer patients to the right care and support they need as quickly as possible has been rolled out in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

The NHS is to introduce a national targeted lung cancer screening programme for people aged 55 to 74 who are at high risk of lung cancer in England, following a recommendation from the UK National Screening Committee.

Scott Mann MP welcomes new facilities to cut A&E waiting times in hospitals across the South West

North Cornwall’s MP, Scott Mann, has welcomed the news that the government has delivered an extra 4 million tests, checks and scans to bust elective backlogs.  

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust and the NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board, are delighted to announce that the first patients are now being welcomed at the new Bodmin Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC).

The Government is clear that patient handovers at A&E must take place within agreed times. Over 40% of tax revenue in the UK goes towards funding health so local decision-makers need to show real leadership to deal with some of the problems Cornwall’s NHS is facing.

NHS patients in England will have early access to potentially life-saving and cutting-edge treatments thanks to a new fund which has launched today.

Vaccine Taskforce Director General Madelaine McTernan has been appointed to spearhead a new HRT Supply Taskforce to identify ways to support the HRT supply chain and address shortages some women face on a limited number of products.

The x-ray department at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s, Launceston hospital has reopened today, 8 February 2022 following a £400,000 investment.