Recruit Train Retain: Cruse Bereavement Care in Cornwall
RECRUIT TRAIN RETAIN: CRUSE BEREAVEMENT CARE IN CORNWALL Cruse Bereavement Care in Cornwall offers free and confidential support to anyone who has been bereaved whatever the circumstances of that bereavement. A dedicated team of trained bereavement volunteers across the county offers one-to-one visits either at home or other venues, telephone support and facilitated peer group […]
Giving your most special resource – your time!
GIVING YOUR MOST SPECIAL RESOURCE – YOUR TIME! The Duchy Health Charity once again celebrates, with Volunteer Cornwall, the 2017 Volunteering Awards and has given this year’s Health & Care Volunteer Award to Anne Ludwig for her tireless and rewarding contributions to the Camborne Memory Café. Emma Rowse, Chair of Volunteer Cornwall says,’ When people volunteer, […]
Why not head to one of Cornwall’s big secrets – we have!
WHY NOT HEAD TO ONE OF CORNWALL’S BIG SECRETS – WE HAVE! The Charity has awarded £10k towards a new programme at BF Adventure called ‘Head-out’ – for outdoor activities aimed at supporting young people with their mental wellbeing in an amazing natural environment that inspires, challenges and motivates people, to develop their life skills and to […]
St Petroc’s Society – Freshfield Telephone Helpline
ST PETROC’S SOCIETY – FRESHFIELD TELEPHONE HELPLINE For many people struggling with addiction, for their families and affected others who also have their own concerns and challenges as a result, the Freshfield helpline has offered advice, support and specialist knowledge for over 30 years. A gradual loss of confidence in the addict’s ability to change […]
The Season of Awards
THE SEASON OF AWARDS July sees the end of course celebrations and graduation ceremonies across the land and we are pleased to announce the winner of our first award presented on Friday 8 July 2017 to an outstanding student at Truro College. At the Autumn board meeting 2015 the Trustees decided to set funds aside […]
Duchy Health Charity Newsletter
DUCHY HEALTH CHARITY NEWSLETTER Are the players in Cornwall ready to have difficult conversations? Read about the 3 events we ran last autumn when we invited the key players responsible for the future delivery of health and wellbeing to think 3 P’s: Prevention, People, Place. We put the ideas and suggestions from the groups into three generic […]
Brainy Breakfasts, Alverton Hotel, Truro
BRAINY BREAKFASTS, ALVERTON HOTEL, TRURO Believe it or not it is nearly a year ago that the Duchy Health Charity presented Sir John Tooke’s Lecture W(h)ither the NHS at our President’s event in County Hall on 28 September 2015. Many of you came up with interesting ideas and thoughts that have been discussed throughout 2015-16 […]
We lose an old friend and founding father
WE LOSE AN OLD FRIEND AND FOUNDING FATHER Ian Hamilton FRCS It is with great regret that we learnt of the death of Ian Hamilton who was one of the most influential past Trustees of the Duchy Health Charity and a co-founder of The Duchy Hospital. 40 years ago a number of leading medical consultants at […]
Our new communications conduit
OUR NEW COMMUNICATIONS CONDUIT ‘‘Activity on our website has increased recently with our decision to become involved in the strategic future of Cornwall’s healthcare and we need a more robust site if we are to act a communications conduit”, said Tim Guy, Webmaster, 2015 With more public facing programmes planned in the near future the charity […]
New additions to armada at Helford River Children’s Sailing Trust
NEW ADDITIONS TO ARMADA AT HELFORD RIVER CHILDREN’S SAILING TRUST In the spring of 2016 The Duchy Health Charity (DHC) and Trinity House joined together to expand Helford River Children’s Sailing Trust’s fleet by 7 vessels after their donation of £30,000. Both promote the health and wellbeing of the people of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly while The Budock Vean […]