Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Florence Mitchell, a graduate from Falmouth University, has designed and created 'Olly the Octopus', a child friendly intravenous (IV) pole, made from recycled Polypropylene gowns from the hospital.   Hear Florence explain how she came up with the idea and the process for creating Olly.

We are proud to offer the opportunity to be part of this exciting new research to the people of Cornwall. If you are aged 18+ and are interested in getting involved, please contact rcht.vaccineresearch@nhs.net

Appointment of Chair for Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Following the recruitment process in September 2024, NHS England has confirmed the appointment of David Allen OBE as our next Chair at Royal Cornwall Hospitals. He will succeed Dr Mairi McLean who will be leaving us in early January 2025 having served the maximum term allowed of non-executive board members. David, who is relocating to Cornwall with his family, is an experienced Non-Executive Chair and Board member in various settings including Non-Executive Director and Vice Chair for Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, former chair of both the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales and Exeter College Further Education Corporation. Until recently he worked as a private consultant for education providers. Throughout his career David has held a number of senior leadership positions in the education sector, including Deputy Chief Executive and Registrar roles at the universities of Exeter, Birmingham and Nottingham. In all these roles David worked closely with medical schools and the NHS. For ten years at Exeter David jointly led (with Falmouth University), the joint venture that developed and operated the Combined Universities in Cornwall campus near Penryn. Upon receiving confirmation of his appointment David said: “It’s a genuine privilege to be joining RCHT, particularly with the exciting developments on the horizon. Of course, there are challenges ahead for the hospitals and wider health and care system, so I am determined to do everything I can to support colleagues across RCHT to continue to build on our core values of Respect, Compassion, Honesty and Teamwork. In this way we can continue to provide the best quality of care that we can and continue to improve.” To continue reading ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eNYMJgcj

We have a vacancy for a Non-Executive Director. This is an exceptional opportunity to share your talents and expertise to make a positive difference to the lives of people served by RCHT.   We are looking for someone with a genuine commitment to patients and the promotion of excellent health care services.   To find out more and apply, please visit: https://lnkd.in/ejpsfQ4J

On Thursday 7 November, we will host our first New Hospital Programme South West 'Meet the Contractor' Event in Plymouth. The event will focus on upcoming supplier opportunities with Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust and University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. Join us to find out more about plans for future healthcare infrastructure delivery in Plymouth and Truro, skills and employment opportunities and how you can start preparing your business to play your part in delivering hospitals of the future.   To register your interest in attending the event, please fill out the below form:   Through presentations and networking, participants will hear from and meet with representatives from @University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, main contractors (BAM UK & Ireland and Mace Willmott Dixon), T Clarke, Cornwall Construction Skills Advisory Board and Building Plymouth.

Great to be at the IHEEM (The Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management) event in Manchester the past couple of days. Delighted to be given the opportunity to talk about our fantastic Silent Hospital Pilot Project that’s making a huge difference to patients and staff on our postnatal ward. Roberta Fuller Alexis Carlyon DNV Imatis Wandsworth Healthcare TClarke #DigitalInnovation #BuildingForOutstandingCare #Hospital

#Red4Research has brought together colleagues supporting and undertaking research at Royal Cornwall Hospital today. We celebrated our incredible research teams and RCHT colleagues who work closely together to deliver life-changing research right here in Cornwall.

Vascular Surgery Registrar is awarded Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) research fellowship Adam Tam was a vascular surgery registrar approaching the end of his training. After being awarded an RCS research fellowship, he has paused his training to do a PhD through the University of Exeter based at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT). The research fellowship provides a year of funding to support trainee members of the college to complete a dedicated year of research in support of their first significant research project. Adam said “My PhD started in October 2023. It is investigating whether psychophysiological metrics (measurements of our physiology that act as markers of our psychological state) can determine surgeon stress, error and performance. The measurements I am using is eye tracking, heart rate variability and kinematics (surgeon hand movements). We know that acute stress results in deterioration of skill however measuring stress in real time is the challenge - which is where the measurements described above come in. As eye tracking glasses are now low profile and no bigger than normal glasses, the heart rate strap is also just as unobtrusive, these are good options for work in the theatre environment. To look at surgeon movements I am using AI techniques to determine the positions of the instruments off intra-operative video. My first study will look at the patterns of these metrics in a simulated environment in high stress conditions after which I will be measuring these metrics in surgeons while they are performing surgery and looking at patient outcomes.” Out of over a hundred applications for the fellowship, Adam was one of the few to be selected. He was supported throughout the process by James Clark, Upper GI and Bariatric Surgeon.  Continue reading the full story ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ey8MzArd

✨ Incredibly grateful for the opportunity to connect with the amazing teams at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust ! ✨ Jorg Taubel myself and Dr Matej Goricar had the pleasure of meeting brilliant minds from the R&D department, Research Teams, research nurses, clinicians, and main stakeholders from the primary care and the community, and I couldn’t be more excited about the collaborative present and future we’re building together 🤝 Our joint efforts will focus on advancing patient care and working towards the development of new treatments that will positively impact lives. Together, we’re committed to achieving our goals while always putting the patient first. Thank you for hosting us 😊 Special Thanks to Keren Northcott ❤️ Looking forward to all the exciting collaborations to come! 🌱🚀 #Collaboration #HealthcareInnovation #RCH #PatientCare #ResearchAndDevelopment #Teamwork #RichmondPharmacology Richmond Pharmacology

Exciting news to share about our Silent Hospital Project. #DigitalTransformation #NewWomenAndChildrensHospital New Hospital Programme