Key people from Kier, the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, and the community gather together at the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Outpatient Department at West Cornwall Hospital.

Ground-breaking ceremony marks the start of new Outpatient Department construction works at West Cornwall Hospital

The first turf has been cut by Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust’s Chief Executive Steve Williamson, as a £9 million project to build a new Outpatient Department at West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance gets underway.

The start of a new surgical hub in St Austell

A groundbreaking ceremony has been held, marking the start of work on a new state-of-the-art elective surgical hub in Cornwall.
The £15 million modular build will be located in the grounds of St Austell Community Hospital.

plan view map of the new gravel car park location

Work Starts to Extend Gravel Pit Staff Car Park

Work starts on Monday 12th February 2024 to extend the Gravel Pit Car Park, which will provide 176 new spaces for staff on the land to the east of the current car park area.

3D render of the new Pathology building

New RCHT pathology building confirmed

The RCHT has been granted full planning permission for its new state-of-the-art Pathology Building.

Staff and guests wearing pink at the equipment upgrade ribbon cutting

Upgraded Breast Cancer centre celebrated

A ribbon cutting ceremony has taken place to mark the successful completion of a 12-month equipment replacement and upgrade at our dedicated breast cancer centre.

Front entrance of the new Women and Children's Hospital

Treasury approval secured for Women and Children’s Hospital

In a joint letter to our MPs, local councillors and partner organisations in Cornwall and Scilly, Steve Williamson, CEO at RCHT and Tim Chell, Regional Director of BAM have welcomed

Nuclear Medicine Project – Construction Works Underway

Construction works to replace an end-of-life Gamma Camera and to refurbish the dispensary in the Nuclear Medicine Department in the basement of the Royal Cornwall Hospital’s Tower Block get underway this week. 

Artist's impression of the new outpatient department at RCHT

New Outpatient Department confirmed for West Cornwall Hospital

A new Outpatient Department is to be built at West Cornwall Hospital which will be open to patients by the end of March 2025.

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