Bosence Farm Community
Bosence Farm – transforming the lives of people with drug and alcohol addiction. On a warm and sunny day in September, three of our Trustees, along with our Administrator, were welcomed to Bosence Farm Community. Bosence Farm has been a beneficiary of a couple of grants from Duchy Health Charity, and our visit certainly assured […]
Mary Grigg Award: Duchy Health Charity Enablement Awards
A student of the Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has become the first recipient of our new Mary Grigg ‘enablement award’ and received a cheque for £500.00. The name of the student is, of course, confidential but we were thrilled to have this note from her: ‘I just wanted to email to express my thanks […]
Children’s Sailing Trust
A ‘secret’ lake, a unique offer and over 5,800 total hours of subsidised water sports in 2021/22 – what’s not to support? For some years now the Duchy Health Charity has supported the Children’s Sailing Trust, formerly Helford River Children’s Sailing Trust and you will see a story on our website about the safety boat we […]
Chair’s Report 2021
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT 2021 ‘It has been a year like no other’ is the way I introduced my report last year but now, in terms of Covid, we have had another similar year which has enforced changes to the way we have been able to ‘do business’. On behalf of the President, Michael Galsworthy, who is […]
Now and then – hereby hangs a tail
Now and then – hereby hangs a tail Now: 2021 is very special for Mermaids because one has just joined our Charity! She is the symbol for the Cornwall Breast Centre known as the Mermaid Centre and represents all the money raised over the years to keep our vital cancer unit up and running. After 22 […]
Eden Conference 2021
The twice postponed conference, due to Covid-19, on challenges around the introduction of Social Prescribing in Cornwall and now, the new Integrated Care System(ICS), became the focus of GP’s, Health Managers and representatives from the Voluntary Sector on Friday 1 October at the Eden Project. Here we cover the main speaker’s talks and questions put […]
Progressing our postponed conference: Latest News
Progressing our postponed conference: Latest News Thank you to the following for helping us with research for our webinars: Contributors: Dr Stewart Smith, GP, St Austell PracticeDr Michael Dixon, National Clinical Lead for Social Prescribing, GP, Chairman of the College of MedicineProfessor Catherine Leyshon, Associate Professor of Human Biology, University of ExeterLuke Bennett, Partner at PKF Francis Clark, specialist […]
Cornwall Young Persons Project
Competition Announcement for our Cornwall Young Persons’ Project Our Mission: to reach more Young People, we believe Adults do not always run the show! Are you are aged 7-25 in Cornwall? – we need your ideas for a name that will draw Young People into our social media and website. We want to meet more […]
Cornwall Young Persons Project Duchy Health Charity & CHAOS Group Annual Report 2020 – 2021
Cornwall Young Persons Project Duchy Health Charity & CHAOS Group Annual Report 2020 – 2021 The Cornwall Young Persons Project is designed to be community based and focused on outreach work. During the Covid pandemic that proved challenging but it also provided opportunities to explore new ways to work and connect virtually. To read the […]
Webinar 2 Finding Normal – Key-note Speakers’ talks in full
Webinar – Finding Normal – Key-note Speakers’ talks in full Webinar 2 held on 21 May 2021 Finding Normal – Food for thought and some great contributions to help us all develop the themes and discussions for our major event on 1 October 2021 at the Eden Project. Learn about issues around Social Prescribing, post-Covid, […]