Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT)

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The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) was founded in 1992 as part of the second wave of NHS Trusts to be established in England. We have three main hospital sites: Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro; St Michael’s Hospital, Hayle; and West Cornwall Hospital, Penzance. RCHT also provides imaging and outpatient services at a number of locations across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, as well as

birthing centres in St Austell, Helston and on the Isles of Scilly. We serve around 474,000 residents across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, with the remainder of Cornwall’s population in the east and far north of the county looking to Plymouth and North Devon respectively, for their acute hospital services. As a yearround tourist destination, the number of people we care for is boosted by holidaymakers, which can more than double our population at the busiest times. Around 6,700 people work together across our hospitals and services, including 400 volunteers and an in-house bank of over 1500 people working flexibly to help us respond to changes in demand. The Trust has teaching hospitals status as part of the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD) and University of Exeter Medical School. Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, the Trust is continually developing its clinical services and is committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation. The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site, the Cornwall base for medical students and the University of Plymouth Faculty of Health and Social Work, has further enhanced a strong reputation for training and education. This plays a vital part in attracting and retaining the Trust’s highly skilled teams of doctors, nurses and other health professionals who care for well over half a million people each year.

14/06/2026

The resident doctors' strike that was due to start on Monday has now been called off.

Please continue to attend any appointments as planned and access NHS services as normal if you need them.

14/06/2026
Your support makes a difference. When friends and family collect loved ones who are ready to go home, it helps us free u...
13/06/2026

Your support makes a difference. When friends and family collect loved ones who are ready to go home, it helps us free up beds for patients who need them next.

Thank you for helping us keep things moving.

If you can ‘just go later,’ please don’t go to the emergency department. Instead, visit a minor injury unit or urgent tr...
13/06/2026

If you can ‘just go later,’ please don’t go to the emergency department. Instead, visit a minor injury unit or urgent treatment centre. These services are open across Cornwall and can treat a wide range of minor injuries - without an appointment.

Before you leave, check waiting times online by searching ‘NHS Cornwall waiting times’. This helps you find the quickest option and avoid unnecessary delays.

Every patient who uses the right service helps us care for those in critical need. Thank you for doing your part.

Help us keep the emergency department for those who need it most.If your injury is not serious, visit a minor injury uni...
12/06/2026

Help us keep the emergency department for those who need it most.

If your injury is not serious, visit a minor injury unit or urgent treatment centre instead. These services are designed for non-life-threatening conditions and don’t require an appointment.

Before you go, check waiting times online by searching ‘NHS Cornwall waiting times’. Your choice makes a big difference - avoiding ED for minor injuries helps reduce delays and ensures critical patients get the care they need.

12/06/2026
The first sign of a stroke might not seem like much, like not being able to raise your arm. Or struggling to smile. Or s...
12/06/2026

The first sign of a stroke might not seem like much, like not being able to raise your arm. Or struggling to smile. Or slurring when you speak. Any sign of a stroke is always an emergency.

Face or arm or speech, at the first sign, it's time to call 999.

The NHS is here for you, and it’s more important than ever to use the right services to get you the help you need.
11/06/2026

The NHS is here for you, and it’s more important than ever to use the right services to get you the help you need.

11/06/2026

Our Women and Children’s Hospital design and programme teams were out and about in schools in March, inspiring the next generation of hospital designers and engineers across Cornwall.

Operation Cornwall was launched as part of our new Women and Children’s Hospital’s social value programme, giving local young people a chance to explore what goes into designing a modern hospital.

More than 400 pupils aged 9 and 10 took part in hands‑on workshops, exploring project management, teamwork and different aspects of design using model‑making, drawing and even Lego.

Along the way, we documented their experiences, together with those of the team who delivered the programme and created a short film which you watch here.

Such was the success of the Operation Cornwall events, we’ll be back again next year – bigger and better.

With thanks to: New Hospital Programme, Todd Architects, Lavigne Lonsdale, Arup, White Arkitekter, Turley, Arcadis, Ward Williams, Classic Builders, Mike Horrock.

Your pharmacist can provide treatment or some prescription medicine, if needed, for seven common conditions - without yo...
10/06/2026

Your pharmacist can provide treatment or some prescription medicine, if needed, for seven common conditions - without you seeing a GP.

Think pharmacy first and get seen by your local community pharmacy team.

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Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske
Truro
TR13LJ

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+441872250000

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