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- Another three Covid-19 deaths at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro 1st April 2020
- Cornwall is testing fewer people for Covid-19 than almost anywhere else, as new “league table” ranks CCGs 1st April 2020
- Covid-19 means Cornwall’s deaths can now be registered by telephone 1st April 2020
- Covid-19: Cornwall now has 81 confirmed cases, after biggest single day increase 1st April 2020
- Covid-19: Three more deaths in Cornwall, bringing the toll so far to 10 31st March 2020
- Cornwall’s health chiefs: “Don’t bring your minor injuries to Truro – we need to focus on Covid-19” 31st March 2020
- Where is Cornwall’s protective equipment? asks council, as the front line continues to wait for supplies to fight Covid-19 31st March 2020
- Cornwall now has 69 confirmed cases of Covid-19 30th March 2020
- Cornwall now has 64 confirmed Covid-19 cases 29th March 2020
- Cornwall might escape Covid-19 with “only” 35 deaths if strict lockdown rules are obeyed, say scientists 29th March 2020
- Sheep prices plummet, as Covid-19 changes the economic structure of Cornwall’s agriculture 29th March 2020
- Cornwall now has 56 Covid-19 cases, as numbers double in only five days 28th March 2020
- Another five Covid-19 cases in Cornwall 28th March 2020
- “Calm before the storm” – the eerie quiet in Cornwall’s hospitals 27th March 2020
- After three weeks of Covid-19 in Cornwall: which way will the graph go now? 27th March 2020
- Seven days in Cornwall sees Covid-19 go from 10 cases to 37 25th March 2020
- Prince Charles, the 71-year-old Duke of Cornwall, has Covid-19 25th March 2020
- Why it is so difficult to get tested for Covid-19 – and why the government hopes it might soon get NHS staff back to work 25th March 2020
- Cornwall now has 30 confirmed Covid-19 cases 25th March 2020
- In Scotland, one Covid-19 patient in 37 has died. In Wales, it’s one in 28. In Cornwall, it’s one in four. 24th March 2020
- Cornwall health chiefs impose new rules on visiting hospitals 24th March 2020
- Stay indoors or crackdown will get worse, and last longer, warns St Austell & Newquay MP – as police challenge people they find outside 24th March 2020
- Covid-19 in Cornwall: 25% increase in confirmed cases in just one day, and two more deaths 23rd March 2020
- Two more Covid-19 patients die in Cornwall, bringing death toll to seven 23rd March 2020
- A fifth person dies of Covid-19 Coronavirus at Royal Cornwall Hospital 22nd March 2020
- “We stay at work for you, please stay at home for us” plea from Cornwall’s Covid-19 front line 22nd March 2020
- Covid-19 in Cornwall: Four deaths out of only 20 confirmed cases underlines the urgent need for testing 22nd March 2020
- BREAKING: Cornwall records its first Coronavirus death; two more die at Torbay 20th March 2020
- “Keep out of Cornwall” message to holidaymakers and second-home owners 20th March 2020
- Falmouth University suspends face-to-face teaching because of Covid-19 18th March 2020
- Ten people in Cornwall now confirmed with Covid-19 coronavirus 18th March 2020
- Royal Cornwall Hospital restricts visiting hours in bid to limit the spread of Covid-19 17th March 2020
- Eight people now confirmed with Covid-19 coronavirus in Cornwall 16th March 2020
- EXCLUSIVE: Jackie Pendleton to leave NHS Kernow, as Cornwall Council strengthens its grip on local healthcare 16th March 2020
- Camborne’s Trevithick Day, and the World Pilot Gig Championships, cancelled because of Covid-19 – as Visit Cornwall urges tourism industry to “Keep Calm and Carry On” 16th March 2020
- EXCLUSIVE: Cornwall expecting up to 4,000 extra deaths; it is possible the first Covid-19 death has happened already 15th March 2020
- Covid-19: Government U-turn means Cornwall’s festivals and agricultural shows face the axe next week 14th March 2020
- Cornwall’s confirmed Covid-19 tally still at 5, despite big increase in the number of cases nationally 13th March 2020
- No change in Cornwall’s Covid-19 tally: still only 5 confirmed cases, as national death toll reaches 10 12th March 2020
- Concern over the impact of Covid-19 on Cornwall’s mental health 11th March 2020
- St Austell & Newquay MP Steve Double to be offered Covid-19 test, following scare over health minister 11th March 2020
- No change in the number of Covid-19 cases in Cornwall, but south west tally is now 41 10th March 2020
- This is why Cornwall Council won’t say where the local Covid-19 patients come from 10th March 2020
- Does Covid-19 sound the death knell for Cornwall’s ambition to run its own health service? 10th March 2020
- Cornwall Council seeks “emergency powers” to take over failing care homes 10th March 2020
- Are you local? Nervous residents tell second home owners to stay away from Cornwall to prevent the risk of spreading Covid-19 9th March 2020
- Another two Covid-19 cases confirmed in Cornwall, bringing total to five 9th March 2020
- Cornish mental health charity, which received £1.72 million from the Treasury, says it is now facing a financial crisis 9th March 2020
- And now there are three: another of Cornwall’s Coronavirus patients tests positive 8th March 2020
- Coronavirus in Cornwall – the official local emergency plan telling us exactly what to expect 8th March 2020
- Second case of Coronavirus in Cornwall is confirmed 8th March 2020
- Cornwall’s first Coronavirus case confirmed 5th March 2020
- Cornwall must wait until Friday to learn if Coronavirus is established here 4th March 2020
- Coronavirus is coming to Cornwall – it might be here already – and there is nothing we can do about it 3rd March 2020
- South West now has its first confirmed case of Coronavirus 2nd March 2020
- Royal Cornwall Hospital “should come out of special measures” and progress to “requires improvement” says CQC 26th February 2020
- Penair school, Truro, asks pupils and staff to “self quarantine” because of coronavirus scare, following ski trip to Italy 25th February 2020
- Overnight services at the Bude & Stratton Community Treatment Centre to resume on Sunday – but facility still faces an uncertain future 24th February 2020
- When two become one: Cornwall’s health and council bosses edge closer together 24th February 2020
- Cornwall’s dementia care costs set for huge increase over 10 years, warns Alzheimer’s Society 19th February 2020
- Coronavirus and Cornwall – get ready to see ambulance crews in full protective clothing 18th February 2020
- Sharp increase in time police spend dealing with people who have mental health issues 14th February 2020
- Coming soon: NewCareCo, Cornwall’s publicly-owned social care company, taking social services back to the future 12th February 2020
- Cornwall Council to create a new company to deliver adult social care 5th February 2020
- NHS Kernow facing £27 million deficit 4th February 2020
- NHS Dreckly: Why the opening of Falmouth hospital’s new infusion suite last year was delayed by warm weather 30th January 2020
- Cornwall is one of seven areas to pioneer new NHS “staywell” scheme to avoid the need for a hospital bed 27th January 2020
- Health chiefs booked 10 hotel rooms to help manage Cornwall’s hospital bed crisis 16th January 2020
- No quick fix for Bude, as angry residents confront NHS bosses over loss of overnight minor injury facility 14th January 2020
- Royal Cornwall hospital chiefs admit that “early discharge” may result in harm to patients 13th January 2020
- Sudden closure of Bude-Stratton community health centre overnight means local residents “are not safe” 12th January 2020
- Health chiefs sacrifice overnight services in North Cornwall in order to treat patients elsewhere 9th January 2020
- You got what you voted for, officials tell councillors, explaining how NHS provision of sexual health services in Cornwall ended up in the private sector 8th January 2020
- Royal Cornwall hospital back on “black alert” as patient pressures mount 6th January 2020
- Don’t come here unless you really have to, Royal Cornwall Hospital warns patients 4th January 2020
- Born to run: the West Cornwall doctors offering an alternative route to good health 4th January 2020
- Cornwall’s NHS will have to wait to become an Integrated Care System 1st January 2020
- St Austell D-Day hero among Cornwall’s New Year Honours awards 28th December 2019
- Government says it will ensure free car parking for some patients, visitors and staff at Truro’s Royal Cornwall hospital 27th December 2019
- Sharp drop in the number of people sleeping on the streets in Cornwall, according to latest figures 20th December 2019
- County Hall says goodbye to the man who led the rescue of Cornwall’s children’s services, while preparing to deal with the tough challenges of adult social care 19th December 2019
- Doctors criticise Cornwall Council over privatisation of sexual health services 23rd November 2019
- Royal Cornwall hospital back on black alert 20th November 2019
- Cornwall’s NHS: Will the general election signal the end of the road for Kennally Care? 17th November 2019
- Isles of Scilly goes boldly in to the brave new health and social care future 6th November 2019
- Cornwall’s children’s services rated “outstanding” 5th November 2019
- The growing need for older people’s homes in Cornwall 4th November 2019
- “No decision yet” on future of Edward Hain hospital, insist health chiefs 30th October 2019
- End of the road for Edward Hain hospital’s “community care” project, as the estate agents get closer to selling the building 29th October 2019
- Cornwall spending more on climate change than any other council 28th October 2019
- Brexit could cause Cornwall’s elderly to seek shelter at Royal Cornwall Hospital, warns NHS chief 28th October 2019
- Make care personal, and end “silo” working, are the key messages from adult social work peer review 23rd October 2019
- Wanted: gentlemen footballers of a generous girth 16th October 2019
- Cornwall’s health and social care system gets its man: the first Independent Chair of the Integrated Care Partnership is named 11th October 2019
- The complex issue of suicide prevention, and raising walkway barriers on the Tamar Bridge, will have to be decided by Cornwall Council’s cabinet 10th October 2019
- Care Quality Commission fines Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust for breaching “duty of candour” rules 9th October 2019
- How to spend Cornwall’s £450 million health windfall: six points of view 3rd October 2019
- EXCLUSIVE: The curious case of the £450 million “new hospital cash” that nobody asked for 2nd October 2019
- Boris Johnson’s promise of £450 million for a new Cornish hospital comes under the microscope – with doubts over if (never mind when) it might actually happen 30th September 2019
- Cornwall “to get £450 million for a new hospital” if Tories win election, says Boris Johnson 29th September 2019
- Cornwall has a new logo for health and social care “partnership” but identity of the new leader remains a mystery 26th September 2019
- County Hall to intervene when Cornwall’s private care homes fail 20th September 2019
- County Hall promises action after man’s death from “self-neglect” 13th September 2019
- Health chief points to decline of school arts classes as factor in mental health problems 5th September 2019
- County Hall privatises Cornwall’s sexual health services 5th September 2019
- St Austell & Newquay MP Steve Double appointed to junior ministerial job at Department of Health 29th August 2019
- Shoes polished, best suit at the ready: candidates to chair Cornwall’s new health and social care organisation prepare for Thursday’s interviews 25th August 2019
- Bude’s new Community Treatment Centre “to open on Friday” – restoring overnight minor injury service 21st August 2019
- Boris Johnson launches MMR vaccine drive at Royal Cornwall hospital 19th August 2019
- Boris Johnson in Truro this morning 19th August 2019
- Cornwall Council charged NHS car parking fees for mobile breast screening 15th August 2019
- RCHT back at Level 4 alert 13th August 2019
- Johnson’s £100 million cash boost for Royal Cornwall hospital 5th August 2019
- Kennally Care to seek government backing in November – unless a general election gets there first 3rd August 2019
- Cornwall Council buys St Day residential care home labelled “inadequate” by CQC 2nd August 2019
- Cornwall’s Merlin Centre, which provides a unique service for multiple sclerosis sufferers, forced to close its new hydrotherapy pool 31st July 2019
- West Cornwall Healthwatch appeals to NHS bosses: save us from Kennally Care 23rd July 2019
- From “outstanding” to “inadequate” in one single inspection – Penzance’s Morrab surgery is placed in special measures 22nd July 2019
- Government says extra staff and taxis are being used to keep pressure off Truro’s Royal Cornwall hospital 11th July 2019
- “Kennally Care” about to take another step forward, as the quest gets underway for an Independent Chair 10th July 2019
- Royal Cornwall hospital crisis continues 10th July 2019
- Health chiefs confirm Bude’s Minor Injury Unit will become “Community Health Centre” next month, ending nine-month overnight closure 5th July 2019
- Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust now rated as “good” by Care Quality Commission 3rd July 2019
- Flybe stops selling nuts because of passenger allergy fears 28th June 2019
- Norovirus closes three wards at Truro’s Royal Cornwall hospital 26th June 2019
- The postcode lottery that can make the difference between life and death: how long should you wait for an ambulance in Cornwall? 25th June 2019
- Bude & Stratton hospital to re-open overnight from August – as a Community Treatment Centre 25th June 2019
- Cornwall’s hospital cleaners vote to strike in dispute over poverty pay 17th June 2019
- Heavy rain brings pollution risk, warns Surfers Against Sewage 12th June 2019
- Mevagissey doctors’ surgery saved as NHS England appoints new contract 10th June 2019
- Doctors’ magazine comments irk Mevagissey surgery campaigners 10th June 2019
- Nearly 4,000 petition health chiefs to save Mevagissey’s GP surgery 4th June 2019
- Health chiefs meet to consider the future of Mevagissey’s GP surgery 3rd June 2019
- Saltash hospital travel distances “published in error” say health chiefs 1st June 2019
- Cornwall’s health bosses say Saltash is closer than you think (wherever you are) as they seek to justify hospital closures 31st May 2019
- Six-week wait for next update on the overnight closure of Bude’s Minor Injury Unit 30th May 2019
- Bude’s overnight Minor Injury Unit will stay closed until at least July 22nd May 2019
- Dying by numbers: Cornwall’s suicide rates among highest in the country 20th May 2019
- More than 5,000 patients worried about the future of Mevagissey doctors’ surgery 15th May 2019
- Unison to ballot hospital staff for strike action in dispute over pay 9th May 2019
- 10,600 children in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly “have experienced sexual abuse” – new report 7th May 2019
- Cornwall’s GPs encouraged to refer youngsters with mental health issues to Newquay surf charity 7th May 2019
- Gosh, it’s really brilliant and fab – so why is the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust still inadequate? 6th May 2019
- Supreme Court rejects bid to challenge Kennally Care, paving the way for a new health service structure in Cornwall 3rd May 2019
- Cornwall Council’s soon-to-depart head of children’s services in line for national Corporate Director of the Year award 2nd May 2019
- Bude’s Minor Injury Unit to remain closed overnight “until October at the earliest” 10th April 2019
- Government gives Cornwall £625,000 to help reduce rough sleeping 8th April 2019
- Cornwall’s communities urged to become new watchdogs to press for better NHS dental treatment 8th April 2019
- County Hall promises “full review” of care payments will be delivered by May 5th April 2019
- Oakleigh House gets another three years, as health commissioners change their minds in the face of determined political campaign 4th April 2019
- Cornwall Council completes its takeover of NHS children’s and family services 1st April 2019
- Edward Hain hospital clings on, at least until the end of June 1st April 2019
- New parking scheme for Cornwall’s carers comes into force today 1st April 2019
- Nearly 30,000 children in Cornwall live in poverty, says Director of Public Health 21st March 2019
- Jeremy Corbyn leads new bid to derail Cornwall’s Kennally Care NHS takeover 18th March 2019
- Oakleigh House: councillors prepare for showdown with NHS bosses 14th March 2019
- New survey finds that one third of Cornwall’s primary school children are overweight 13th March 2019
- Cornwall’s health chiefs spent £87 million on Duchy hospital in five years 12th March 2019
- Poverty pay protest at Royal Cornwall Hospital 10th March 2019
- An old chestnut: health chiefs reach for “fire safety” excuse as they try to justify closure of mental health unit 7th March 2019
- Only 40% of Cornwall’s adult safeguarding concerns actually investigated, councillors told 3rd March 2019
- From residential sanctuary to chocolate workshops – what do Cornwall’s NHS bosses really think about mental health? 28th February 2019
- Cornwall’s Disintegrating Care Partnership – the wheels start to fall off Kennally Care, as even the Liberal Democrats start to talk about Section 30 referrals 27th February 2019
- A cabinet member revolted, and a senior Lib Dem was missing – the inside story of a Cornwall Council budget defeat which delivered an extra £1 million for Cornwall’s children 27th February 2019
- Cornwall’s Lib Dems defeated again as Labour wins an extra £1 million for children’s mental health services 26th February 2019
- Campaign gets underway to save unique mental health centre, as Cornwall’s NHS and council bosses scrap £140,000 contract which does not fit with their new Five Year Plan 25th February 2019
- Health chiefs prepare for tough questions about the future of Stratton hospital 13th February 2019
- EXCLUSIVE: Cornwall’s secret plan to raise more than £11 million by selling hospitals – building 206 houses instead 8th February 2019
- Inside Kennally Care: details start to emerge of how charities and companies are now taking over Cornwall’s health service – with orders to cut spending 8th February 2019
- Kennally Care: the new wave of health bosses are “self-selecting” and “set their own terms of reference” 5th February 2019
- Softly, softly, Kennally Care is taking over Cornwall’s NHS 5th February 2019
- Cornwall’s Kennally Care proposals for NHS takeover head for Supreme Court showdown 29th January 2019
- Do Cornwall’s health bosses know the price of everything, but the value of nothing? Social policy expert questions community hospitals sell-off 25th January 2019
- Health chiefs apologise for overnight closure of Minor Injury Unit – but questions remain about when it will reopen 24th January 2019
- Council failing to pursue overpaid benefits to adult social care clients 23rd January 2019
- Crisis at Bodmin dementia ward forces patients to travel hundreds of miles in search of suitable care 19th January 2019
- Government approves plans to sell three of Cornwall’s hospitals – still no public consultation 19th January 2019
- Three years after it closed, patients in St Ives can still find a use for the Edward Hain hospital 18th January 2019
- Health chiefs offer talks about the future of Stratton’s Minor Injury Unit 16th January 2019
- Kennally Care NHS battle destined for the Supreme Court, as dispute over Whole Population Annual Contracts heads for its endgame 2nd January 2019
- RCHT is no longer “inadequate” but still “requires improvement,” according to the Care Quality Commission 14th December 2018
- North Cornwall Minor Injury Unit to close overnight, starting tomorrow 6th December 2018
- CorCare steps in to look after scores of Cornwall’s vulnerable elderly people, as Allied Healthcare finally throws in the towel 29th November 2018
- Cornwall can expect an extra 7,000 vulnerable adults needing social care by 2030 29th November 2018
- Cornwall’s safeguarding cases soar: 400 new cases every month 24th November 2018
- Ambulance crews study the detail of new “alliance” covering the south of England 23rd November 2018
- Cornwall’s ambulance service joins an “alliance” with the entire south of England 22nd November 2018
- Royal Cornwall Hospital still suffering “chronic” staff shortages and is not ready for winter – CQC 21st November 2018
- A crucial week for the National Health Service and the prospects for Cornwall’s “Kennally Care” 19th November 2018
- Cornwall’s children’s services to stay in-house, as row over means-testing rumbles on 8th November 2018
- CQC concern over Allied Healthcare impacts scores of Cornwall clients 6th November 2018
- Cornwall’s doctors vote for more control over Primary Care 5th November 2018
- Means testing for family services? We haven’t got a clue what it might mean, admits County Hall 28th October 2018
- Hundreds of Cornwall’s NHS patients forced to go private, as hip and knee operations are outsourced to Care UK 27th October 2018
- “We’ll be fine,” says Children’s Services chief, after losing her A-Team 19th October 2018
- Cornwall loses its A-team as three top managers set to depart County Hall’s Children’s Services 18th October 2018
- China Clay area voices dissent over the new map of Cornwall’s health service 10th October 2018
- Formal complaint over ambulance delay 10th October 2018
- The final countdown to hospital closures reveals council’s weakness as a guardian of local services 10th October 2018
- Health and Social Care: Cornwall doesn’t need an ‘Integrated Care Provider’ 8th October 2018
- The Kennally Care project to restructure Cornwall’s health service approaches a “gateway” – with lawyers and politicians in close attendance 8th October 2018
- Cornwall’s children’s services to stay at County Hall, as officials out-fox Tories over outsourcing 4th October 2018
- Revealed – the new health map of Cornwall, showing the winners and losers of the Shaping Our Future jigsaw 3rd October 2018
- More than 30,000 children in Cornwall in poverty, as council comes close to bottom of national spending league 26th September 2018
- Concern over the future of Day Centre 24th September 2018
- EXCLUSIVE: How Whitehall has been secretly pulling the strings that have closed Cornwall’s hospitals 16th September 2018
- EXCLUSIVE: How colour-coded maps will help justify the closure of Cornwall’s community hospitals 3rd September 2018
- EXCLUSIVE: The worldwide web of private consultants with secret plans to re-draw the map of Cornwall’s National Health Service 20th August 2018
- We still plan to consult the public over Cornwall’s hospital closures, insists NHS Kernow 10th August 2018
- Future of Fowey, Saltash and St Ives hospitals to be determined by October 8th August 2018
- Cornwall’s new “Kennally Care” health system wants to set its own standards with “self-regulation” 6th August 2018
- Truro’s Duchy Hospital left a guidewire in patient after surgery 30th July 2018
- EXCLUSIVE: Launceston hospital land to be used for “supported living” scheme 28th July 2018
- Cornwall Council hiring private consultants to help cut £35 million from adult social care 19th July 2018
- Royal Cornwall Hospital boss quits 4th July 2018
- Helston hospital appears safe as health chiefs find a doctor 4th July 2018
- NHS Kernow agrees to fund new diabetes monitoring 3rd July 2018
- Campaigners collect “Get Well Soon” signatures for Cornwall’s NHS 1st July 2018
- EXCLUSIVE – NHS bosses reject “easy cash” from TV company who wanted to film at disused Bodmin Treatment Centre 30th June 2018
- Cornwall prepares for “Save the NHS” events to mark 70th birthday 25th June 2018
- Another “unsafe” Cornwall care home to close as CQC says it has “no confidence” in provider 19th June 2018
- Camelford care home to close following critical CQC report 18th June 2018
- Council acts to remove elderly residents from Camelford care home after another critical report 16th June 2018
- Appeal Court asked to rule on “Kennally Care” ambitions for Cornwall’s NHS 7th June 2018
- Is there a doctor in the house? The underlying problem which threatens Helston hospital 7th June 2018
- Anger at Edward Hain hospital’s continued closure, as cabinet member tells health chiefs “you have got to be off your heads” 6th June 2018
- NHS bosses deny any plans to close Cornwall’s hospitals, as hospitals close all over Cornwall 5th June 2018
- Council seeks a “strategic partner” for 3,500 new care homes ambition 5th June 2018
- Cornwall’s health chiefs to receive Minor Injury Unit petition 5th June 2018
- How Cornwall’s hospitals close: Helston to lose half its beds 1st June 2018
- We’re going to need a bigger table, as Cornwall’s health chiefs decide to meet as one big happy family 31st May 2018
- Cornwall secures £1.5 million to help people facing a mental health crisis 31st May 2018
- Finally, Cornwall councillors are to consider the future of community hospitals in Fowey and St Ives 31st May 2018
- Cornwall needs many more cancer nurses, says expert report 30th May 2018
- Cornwall’s NHS says it wants “a common platform for the delivery of local services” but denies merger 30th May 2018
- South West Ambulance Service response times still missing targets 29th May 2018
- “Sharing back office functions” – four simple words that could mean a lot for Cornwall’s Health Service 28th May 2018
- At least 8 bosses in 11 years: the high-speed revolving door at Truro’s Royal Cornwall hospital 25th May 2018
- Under-fire Truro hospital boss quits 24th May 2018
- Second Judicial Review of “Accountable Care” health systems due to start today 23rd May 2018
- Kennally Care gets the green light from a judge in Leeds 16th May 2018
- Fowey told to face the future without its hospital – and to embrace a 21st century nursing home instead 3rd May 2018
- More than 1,000 RCHT staff suffering from work-related stress 1st May 2018
- NHS has no plans to re-open Bodmin Treatment Centre, but might use the building for local GPs 1st May 2018
- EXCLUSIVE – the “behind the scenes” plan to close Cornwall’s health visitor bases and reduce the level of service 26th April 2018
- Judgement reserved after Judicial Review hears how Accountable Care could change the NHS 25th April 2018
- Leeds High Court Judicial Review could revive Cornwall Council’s “Kennally Care” NHS project 24th April 2018
- Adult social care consultation “not our best piece of work” admits council 21st April 2018
- Future of Edward Hain hospital awaits architect’s report on potential uses 19th April 2018
- County Hall wants to keep public health nursing in the public sector 12th April 2018
- Hospital watchdog gives RCHT just seven days to improve 6th April 2018
- Treasury officials “stimulated” by Cornwall’s DIY health service ideas 5th April 2018
- Bodmin Treatment Centre: the purpose-built NHS facility which has now been closed for a year 4th April 2018
- Cornwall Council cabinet votes 7-1, with one abstention, to launch Kennally Care (but not yet) 28th March 2018
- Royal Cornwall Show names the local charities to be supported at this year’s event 28th March 2018
- Crunch debate will expose divisions over Kennally Care, now postponed until September at the earliest 28th March 2018
- The secret jigsaw: how the NHS is Shaping Our Future into a Cornwall of winners and losers, depending on the “Property Asset Scorecard” 23rd March 2018
- Kennally Care: it will be “mobilised” rather than “launched” with budgets which are “aligned” rather than “pooled.” Here’s a translation 21st March 2018
- Cornwall’s “informal” Kennally Care and the quest for a new, user-friendly form of words to describe an Option 7 future for the NHS 16th March 2018
- Sarah Newton MP blames “Corbyn-led Momentum-controlled Labour Party” for ending Cornwall Council ambition to take over the NHS 10th March 2018
- Will County Hall invite Virgin to take over Cornwall’s public health nursing? A new contract is needed from next year 9th March 2018
- Cornwall’s Tories criticise the dilution of and delay to Kennally Care as signs emerge of cabinet splits at County Hall 7th March 2018
- Cornwall’s doctors throw a small spanner in the works, recommending “Option 2” before embracing County Hall’s Kennally Care 6th March 2018
- Today’s meeting in Bude will decide the future of Cornwall’s NHS 6th March 2018
- Lib Dems seek to reassure Tories that Cornwall’s Kennally Care will go ahead as planned 5th March 2018
- The Empire strikes back – Kennally Care is still in play, after a day of heat and fury at County Hall 2nd March 2018
- Tories lament the end of Accountable Care, accusing Cornwall Council of “giving in to far-left protestors” 2nd March 2018
- Analysis: Have Cornwall’s Liberal Democrats just saved the NHS? 2nd March 2018
- Cornwall Council backs down on Kennally Care, abandoning ACS plans 2nd March 2018
- All eyes on Tuesday’s NHS Kernow board meeting as Kennally Care approaches critical point 1st March 2018
- Peer review urges Cornwall to “follow the money” as Kennally Care nears launch 28th February 2018
- Kennally Care: all-member briefing re-instated, just seven days before cabinet votes 26th February 2018
- Councillors concerned about “cancelled” Kennally Care briefing 26th February 2018
- Cornwall’s health campaigners meet next Friday in bid to slow Kennally Care NHS takeover 23rd February 2018
- Lawyers focus on County Halls’ 1st April deadline for NHS takeover and ask “what’s the rush?” 22nd February 2018
- Council sends a car park message to hospital bosses – and gets a shirty reply 21st February 2018
- Council votes down plan to save £1 million for Cornwall’s children 20th February 2018
- Council pays for refurbishment of eight leisure centres 20th February 2018
- County Hall to flex its muscles over RCHT car parking charges 14th February 2018
- Kennally Care facing a new Judicial Review within 7 days unless Cornwall Council puts plans on hold 14th February 2018
- Kennally Care: what’s it worth to run both the council and the health service? 12th February 2018
- NHS England “made Cornwall change name from ACO to ACS, and then ISC” as 5-year Kennally Care business plan gambles on prevention rather than cure 12th February 2018
- Is the NHS getting cold feet about Kennally Care? A note of caution from the Clinical Commissioning Group, with final decision postponed 8th February 2018
- A five year plan, government cash, and don’t get sick: the business case on which Cornwall Council is proceeding with Kennally Care 5th February 2018
- National health campaign group ridicules Cornwall’s “Kennally Care” Inquiry Panel report 5th February 2018
- Further improvement in health and social care integration “questions the case for Kennally Care” 5th February 2018
- Kennally Care facing legal challenge next week unless council “ceases and desists” from its NHS takeover 3rd February 2018
- Tory-Lib Dem coalition expected to endorse Kennally Care on Monday, putting Cornwall’s National Health Service under County Hall control 3rd February 2018
- West Cornwall HealthWatch warns councillors they risk “destroying the trust and support of residents” if they endorse Kennally Care 2nd February 2018
- GPs to the rescue? Will your local doctor take the place of your nearest Minor Injury Unit? 1st February 2018
- Committee chairman insists members will be given time to read and consider “Kennally Care” documents before deciding the future of Cornwall’s health service 31st January 2018
- Cornwall Council going full steam ahead for Kennally Care, despite two Judicial Reviews and a Parliamentary Select Committee 30th January 2018
- All eyes on next Monday, for the final chance to influence the future of Cornwall’s health and social care 30th January 2018
- The Kennally Care spin isn’t working, admit Cornwall’s council and health bosses – before rejecting support for the “basic principles of the National Health Service” 25th January 2018
- Kennally Care still on track for 1st April launch, despite Jeremy Hunt pausing roll-out of ACOs 25th January 2018
- Health campaigners vow to continue their Judicial Reviews pending clarification over ACO/ACS and Cornwall’s “Kennally Care” 25th January 2018
- What now for Kennally Care, as Hunt slams on the brakes? 24th January 2018
- Cornwall Council will not debate Kennally Care until after it has happened 23rd January 2018
- Cornwall Council faces its first vote over “Kennally Care” ambition to replace National Health Service 23rd January 2018
- Cornwall’s libraries: the devolution revolution has been postponed 23rd January 2018
- Another Lib Dem MP calls for a Parliamentary debate before Accountable Care replaces NHS 22nd January 2018
- Could Falmouth keep its Minor Injury Unit? New report sheds insights into how health and council bosses are planning the “Kennally Care” future of Cornwall’s community hospitals 18th January 2018
- Cornwall’s radiotherapy services raised at Prime Minister’s Questions 17th January 2018
- Councillors will vote next week on whether Kennally Care should launch on 1st April 15th January 2018
- Policy by logo: Kennally Care gets a makeover, while doubts remain over whether Cornwall is getting an Accountable Care “System” or a full-blooded privatising Accountable Care Organisation 15th January 2018
- Labour’s Ben Bradshaw tells Cornwall to embrace the “Accountable” approach to health and social care 12th January 2018
- Kennally Care slips at least a month with still no sign of business case or risk assessment 10th January 2018
- Kennally Care: will the Inquisition get any straight answers? 7th January 2018
- Sorting out the facts from the party politics: what NHS Kernow really says about the threat to Cornwall’s Minor Injury Units 5th January 2018
- NHS Kernow says it has made no decisions about Cornwall’s Minor Injury Units – but can’t promise they will survive 4th January 2018
- Report of threat to Cornwall’s Minor Injury Units is “scaremongering” says MP 4th January 2018
- Named – the ten Minor Injury Units in Cornwall due to close under Accountable Care 3rd January 2018
- EXCLUSIVE: It’s already hiring time at Cornwall’s ACO – and it has nothing to do with health 1st January 2018
- More than 100 MPs call for a halt to Cornwall’s “Kennally Care” as fears grow over NHS privatisation 31st December 2017
- Countdown to Cornwall’s “Kennally Care” as National Health Service approaches its end of days 30th December 2017
- Hospital car parking charges under scrutiny as data reveals the cost to patients and staff 29th December 2017
- Campaigners trying to stop council’s takeover of Cornwall’s NHS win first round of legal challenge 27th December 2017
- ANALYSIS – Cornwall’s health service: the shotgun wedding is a step closer, but no-one’s talking about the dowry or that slightly tricky guest list 20th December 2017
- Nothing sacred about 1st April deadline for launching Cornwall’s new health service, as Inquiry Panel members ask “what’s the rush?” 19th December 2017
- EXCLUSIVE: Cornwall’s health revolution – Risk Assessment won’t be ready until February, just weeks before shadow ACS is launched 19th December 2017
- Radiotherapy consultation extended 18th December 2017
- Cornwall’s new health system: Conservatives “very relaxed” as Labour and Lib Dems slug it out 18th December 2017
- EXCLUSIVE: Council signs the deal and takes charge of health, setting up “Kennally Care” before even the first question is asked 16th December 2017
- Cornwall councillors still in the dark about “Kennally Care” and plans for NHS takeover 15th December 2017
- “Accountable” Care comes out of the shadows and dances on the lawns of County Hall, as health chiefs prepare for shotgun wedding 14th December 2017
- Cornwall’s DIY health service: where is the Risk Assessment? 13th December 2017
- Cornwall Council blames central government for £400,000 cut to health visitors and school nursing 12th December 2017
- Cornwall Council taking over the NHS? It’s more of a partnership, says the Doctor leading the revolution 12th December 2017
- Cornwall Council cuts £400,000 from health visitors – and triggers a new rift with ACO partners even before the NHS takeover has started 12th December 2017
- NHS Kernow chiefs cave in as Cornwall’s Telehealth service is saved 11th December 2017
- Government to offer Cornwall “debt write-off” worth millions if council agrees to NHS takeover 10th December 2017
- Professor Stephen Hawking joins the campaign to stop Cornwall Council’s takeover of NHS 8th December 2017
- A tale of two leaders: one said yes, the other said maybe, when asked if councillors would be allowed to vote on plans to take over the NHS 8th December 2017
- Corbyn calls for Parliamentary debate before Cornwall Council takes over NHS – as council leader dodges questions about whether councillors will get a vote 8th December 2017
- Deadline looms to comment on radiotherapy shake-up 6th December 2017
- Let full council decide, says Andrew George, as health inquiry panellists ponder their first questions 6th December 2017
- Everything you ever wanted to know about the immediate future of Cornwall’s health service, but were afraid to ask 5th December 2017
- Cornwall’s new Accountable Care Organisation is ready for take-off: just sign on the dotted line for a completely new way to good health and a balanced budget 4th December 2017
- The “not fit for purpose” verdict comes back to haunt Cornwall Council’s ambition for NHS takeover 3rd December 2017
- Cornwall’s go-it-alone Health Service – here’s the plan 1st December 2017
- Cornwall’s DIY Health Service – an expert writes 1st December 2017
- Fresh ideas for Edward Hain building at St Ives, as councillors call for a new, purpose-built hospital in West Cornwall 30th November 2017
- Cornwall’s hospital bosses head to London for showdown meeting with the minister 30th November 2017
- The final countdown: a timetable for Cornwall’s exit from the National Health Service 29th November 2017
- Cornwall officials’ plan for a New Model Health Service may be illegal 28th November 2017
- Patients return to Launceston hospital after £440,000 repairs and improvements 24th November 2017
- New group set up to study St Ives health facilities – including Edward Hain hospital 23rd November 2017
- Cornwall Housing tenants warned to expect changes, in “one size fits all” drive for consistency 22nd November 2017
- Cornwall’s countdown to NHS revolution is now well underway 22nd November 2017
- Ambulance crews call on their boss to quit 21st November 2017
- Cornwall’s council tax to rise 5%, despite £75 million cuts and more job losses 16th November 2017
- EXCLUSIVE: Cornwall’s new out-of-hours GP contract changes hands, with no public consultation, just weeks before it is due to start 16th November 2017
- Cornwall waits, as Supreme Court rules that minimum pricing for alcohol is lawful in Scotland 15th November 2017
- Cornwall asks to set its own prices for alcohol, as part of wide-ranging bid for health devolution 3rd November 2017
- Cornwall’s foodbanks braced for arrival of Universal Credit 30th October 2017
- The remarkable inside story of how the NHS tried, and failed, to sell Launceston hospital land 23rd October 2017
- Launceston hospital land withdrawn from Thursday’s auction 23rd October 2017
- One more week to have your say about Cornwall’s Telehealth service 23rd October 2017
- Cornwall’s health bosses consider holding STP board meetings in public 23rd October 2017
- Hundreds brave Brian to demonstrate support for St Ives hospital 22nd October 2017
- Brian can’t stop today’s protests 21st October 2017
- Cornwall Council to the rescue? Launceston hospital land to be withdrawn from next week’s auction 20th October 2017
- Think again before selling Launceston hospital land, MP tells health chiefs 19th October 2017
- In their own words: Cornwall health chiefs’ “expression of interest” asking government for permission to run their own show 19th October 2017
- Launceston hospital land sale: approved by Cornwall’s STP, no public consultation 18th October 2017
- EXCLUSIVE: Launceston hospital land – the restrictive covenant not mentioned by the auctioneers 17th October 2017
- All eyes now on Cornwall’s care providers, as councillors say “yes” to doing more with £39 million less 17th October 2017
- Launceston hospital land about to go under the hammer 16th October 2017
- Is it really possible to cut £39 million from the budget and still give the workers a pay rise? Cornwall contemplates a social care revolution 16th October 2017
- EXCLUSIVE: Cornwall Council’s new vision of adult social care – cut the workers’ pay to save £39 million 14th October 2017
- Cornwall’s children’s services head for the door, as the complexities of integrating council with health start to hit home 13th October 2017
- Cornwall’s STP must be opened up to public scrutiny, say campaigners, as hospital boss says she won’t quit 5th October 2017
- EXCLUSIVE: Cornwall Council to take over health commissioning, following damning CQC report 5th October 2017
- RCHT still “inadequate” and now in Special Measures, raising new questions about Cornwall’s STP 5th October 2017
- Royal Cornwall Hospital faces up to prospect of Special Measures, after CQC concerns over patient safety 4th October 2017
- EXCLUSIVE: A Health Commissioner, outside of the NHS – just one of the ideas floating around Cornwall’s STP as private firms design the future 19th August 2017
- EXCLUSIVE: How Kate got the top job: the letter that led to a high-level resignation, and which lays bare tensions within Cornwall’s STP as health and council chiefs struggle for power 17th February 2017
