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200721 | George Eustice AGAINST | How your MP voted on legal bid to protect the NHS in US trade deal

How your MP voted on legal bid to protect the NHS in US trade deal

The amendment would have banned any deal that undermined the ability "to maintain the quality and safety of health or care services"  read more »

200720 | Number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Cornwall tops 900

Number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Cornwall tops 900

Number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Cornwall tops 900
Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

Published by Sarah Yeoman at 6:47am 20th July 2020. (Updated at 1:08pm 20th July 2020)

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Cornwall has topped 900.

Official figures from Public Health England show there are now 902 cases in the Duchy.  read more »

200715 | Woman makes thousands of face masks for people across Cornwall

Woman makes thousands of face masks for people across Cornwall

Woman makes thousands of face masks for people across Cornwall
Cornish Masks CV19

Published by Sarah Yeoman at 7:57am 15th July 2020.  read more »

200713 | Six new confirmed coronavirus cases in Cornwall last week

Six new confirmed coronavirus cases in Cornwall last week

Six new confirmed coronavirus cases in Cornwall last week
Image by fernando zhiminaicela from Pixabay - CC BY

Published by Sarah Yeoman at 6:58am 13th July 2020.

Written by Daniel Clark, Local Democracy Reporter  read more »

200713 | Cornish pub installs electric fence at bar to help people social distance

Cornish pub installs electric fence at bar to help people social distance

Cornish pub installs electric fence at bar to help people social distance
Shaun Mulholland

Published by Sarah Yeoman at 1:34pm 13th July 2020. (Updated at 12:24pm 14th July 2020)  read more »

200709 | Covid-19: Claims lack of PPE led to deaths in Cornish care homes

Covid-19: Claims lack of PPE led to deaths in Cornish care homes

Covid-19: Claims lack of PPE led to deaths in Cornish care homes

Published by Sarah Yeoman at 6:53am 8th July 2020.

Written by Richard Whitehouse, Local Democracy Reporter  read more »

200709 | People who don't have referral to be sent away from A&E

People who don't have referral to be sent away from A&E

People who don't have referral to be sent away from A&E

Published by Sarah Yeoman at 6:52am 9th July 2020.

People who turn up at A&E at the Royal Cornwall Hospital may be turned away, unless they have a referral.

A new system is being introduced for people in Cornwall who need urgent – but not emergency – NHS care.  read more »

200703 | Herbert Protocol forms | Joint campaign launched to help when searching for missing people living with dementia

Do you care for somone who has dementia? Do you worry they may leave their home and go missing? The Herbert Protocol may help find them quickly for more information fo to www.dc.police.uk/missingherbert
What is the Herbert Protocol? Herbert Protocl can help the emergency services locate a person quicker www.dc.police.uk/missingherbert
Useful information about the Herbert Protocol www.dc.police.uk/missingherbert

Information needed to find the missing (Herbert Protocol)

The Herbert Protocol encourages carers or family members of adults living with dementia to collate information on those who are vulnerable onto a form, know as the Herbert Protocol form, that can be given to the police if they go missing.

More information - https://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/advice/missing-persons/information-...  read more »