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Welcome to new CEO and Directors
Debbie Gilbert has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Healthwatch Cornwall.
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Dementia and memory loss
Update on county wide work following our report ‘Hear our Voice: Improving dementia and memory loss services and support in Cornwall through carer experience’.
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Kernow Maternity Voices Partnership publish annual report
Find out about all the improvements the Kernow Maternity Voices Partnership have been making to maternity services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
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Ageing Well Phase 2 Report
Healthwatch Cornwall has published a new report assessing the Urgent Community Response, which was commissioned by the NHS Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board. This report is a follow up to the 2021 report.
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Cost of Living Crisis Affecting Your Health? Tell us about it.
Healthwatch Cornwall are undertaking a major new survey to find out how the current increases in the cost of living are impacting people’s access to health and social care in Cornwall. We want to know how people in the county are affected, and to help…
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Results of a new blood test study - run in Torbay and Cornwall - show it detects two thirds of cancers
A new blood test for more than 50 types of cancer has shown success in a major NHS study supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
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July 2024 Board Meeting
July 2024 Board Meeting
This is an “in public” meeting. See the agenda for our Board Meeting.
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Healthwatch England Report - Pharmacy : What People Want
Healthwatch Cornwall are proud to have been involved in this national report focusing on community pharmacies
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Mental Health & Suicide Prevention
Update on county wide work following our report Cornwall Communities in Mind – Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Report
Sarah Jones and Jenny Salmon from our Engagement Team attended the annual Towards Zero Suicide conference. Each year this event is held to bring our community together to think about the ways in which we can support our ambition for zero suicides in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
The theme for this year's event is 'Creating Hope Through Action'
The theme for this year's event is 'Creating Hope Through Action'
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Latest reports and publication
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Carers Partnership Board - 18 July 2024
Join our meeting at 2pm on Thursday, 18 July 2024 at Probus Village Hall, Amelia Close, Probus, Truro TR2 4NB or on Microsoft Teams.
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Healthwatch Cornwall Annual Report 2023-24
Healthwatch Cornwall demonstrates the value of listening in the 2023/24 annual report that has just been published.
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