Duchy Health Charity

Cornwall’s leading grant giving health charity for the promotion of health and wellbeing
and the prevention of sickness in Cornwall and The Isles of Scilly

Founders of healthcare and wellbeing related initiatives
can apply for grants to help reach their objectives

Chair’s Report 2024

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Chair’s Report for the Duchy Health Charity AGM 2 December 2024 Introduction The purpose of Duchy Health Charity is to: Prevent disease and illness by encouraging health and wellbeing; Facilitate change in health and wellbeing across Cornwall; Work in partnership with other organisations and institutions across Cornwall In many ways, the year since I last […]

New Island in Cornwall

An image of Duchy Health Charity Chair, Barbara Vann, and Helen Glover MBE, Olympic gold medallist, stood outside the new Enys Centre at Humphry Davy School, holding scissors ready to cut the red tape to open the Centre.

New ‘Island’ in Cornwall A new integrated health and wellbeing facility, in West Cornwall, celebrated its grand opening on Friday 25 October 2024. Part of Humphry Davy School in Penzance, the new Centre was officially opened by Barbara Vann – Chair of Duchy Health Charity, and Helen Glover MBE – Double Olympic Gold Medallist and former […]

Duchy Health Charity – Conference and Awards Event

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Ready to lead a stellar event that makes a real difference? If you’re an experienced, freelance Project Manager with a passion for health and wellbeing we could be looking for you We’re searching for a dynamic, freelance Project Manager to plan and manage our upcoming ‘Working Well’ Conference and Awards event. The event will provide an […]

CLEAR Emotional Trauma and Therapy Specialists

CLEAR Emotional Trauma and Therapy Specialists Grant award: £10,000 towards a specialist service for adults who self-harm In July 2022 the Charity awarded a grant of £10,000 to CLEAR Emotional Trauma and Therapy Specialists.   This money helped them to deliver their mission to reduce the harm caused by abuse, violence and other emotional trauma through […]

Duchy Health Charity Award for Excellence 2023

On Wednesday 21 February, one of our Associates, Tim Guy, attended the University of Exeter Prizes and Awards evening and gave the Duchy Health Charity Award for Excellence to Rhiannon Spannaus, 4th year BA student at the University’s Faculty for Health & Life Sciences.  This award is for an exemplary student studying for a medical […]

‘Nerth’ for ‘Trelya’ (Power for Change)

‘Nerth’ for ‘Trelya’ (Power for Change) As a grant giving organisation, supporting non-profit organisations that contribute to healthy lives across Cornwall, Duchy Health Charity is proud to have funded a wide range of projects. So we are excited to share the impact that our support has helped ‘Nerth’ to achieve in its first six months, as the project […]

Admiral nurses – Dementia UK

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Dementia UK – Admiral Nurses Grant award: £16,000 backing for Cornwall Admiral Nurse service expansion Helen Bosanko-Green has been an Admiral Nurse working in Dementia UK’s Cornwall service for a year.  She grew up in Cornwall and first trained as a Nurse in 1990.  Thanks to support from Duchy Health Charity, Helen now works across […]

Healthy Men, Happy Lives

Healthy Men, Happy Lives The Plymouth Sports Charity was founded in 2010 with the vision of promoting sports and physical activity for the improvement in health and wellbeing in Plymouth. They aim to increase participation in sports and physical activities among people of all ages and backgrounds, providing opportunities for disadvantaged and marginalised groups, such […]

Living with persistent pain touches every part of a person’s life

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Living with pain touches every part of a person’s life Which is why Duchy Health Charity have recently awarded £2,550 to Age UK to support the launch of a new Pain Cafe in St Keverne. Pain can affect sleeping patterns, the ability to think clearly, self confidence, relationships, mental wellbeing and mood and can ultimately […]

Chair’s Report 2023

Chair’s Report for the Duchy Health Charity AGM – 13 November 2023 Introduction The Trustees of Duchy Health Charity have worked exceptionally hard and with great enthusiasm to fulfil their remit. Every Board member has given their time willingly and shown admirable creativity in trying to address issues and problem solve. As Chair, it continues […]

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