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Royal Cornwall Hospital suspends visits to tackle rising Covid cases

The Royal Cornwall Hospital has suspended all visits with immediate effect due to a spike in the number of patients testing positive for Covid-19. The hospital, also known as Treliske, said on Thursday that it has 85 cases of coronavirus. It said in ...

10 Mar 2022 at 18:25

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Law and psychology student mum slips on a muddy hike and is left stranded on a cliff edge above a 100ft drop with a badly broken leg

A law and psychology student mum relived the terrifying moment when she was left stranded on a cliff edge above a 100ft drop with a badly broken leg after her New Year’s resolution to keep active was cut short when she slipped on a muddy ...

06 Apr 2022 at 08:25

Inquest overturns previous sepsis finding in six-year-old’s death

A six-year-old girl thought to have died from sepsis was in fact suffering from a rare blood condition triggered by E.coli infection, an inquest has found. Coco Rose Bradford died on July 31 2017 at the Bristol Royal Hospital for ...

14 Jan 2022 at 19:55

NHS buildings ‘in a bad way and getting worse’

Buildings across the NHS “are in a very bad way and getting worse”, with the Government being warned that patients “deserve better”. It comes after an investigation by the Liberal Democrats found evidence of chemical leaks in ...

09 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Death at Royal Cornwall Hospital sparks murder investigation

The death of a woman in her 60s at a Cornwall hospital is being treated as murder, police said. Officers were called at around 4.45pm on Wednesday to Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, where the patient died after coming to ...

20 Jul 2023 at 14:55

NHS surgeon jailed for fraud over amputation of his own legs

An NHS vascular surgeon has been jailed for 32 months after admitting fraud relating to the amputation of his own legs and possessing extreme pornography of genital mutilation. Neil Hopper, 49, pleaded guilty to two ...

04 Sept 2025 at 17:26

From parastronaut dreams to prison: the rise and fall of surgeon Neil Hopper

At first glance, Dr Neil Hopper had crowned an extraordinary resurgence. A double-leg amputee surgeon who not only defied sepsis and disability, he also made it to the brink of space exploration. An S4C documentary ...

04 Sept 2025 at 17:10

NHS surgeon admits fraud after having his own legs removed

A vascular surgeon who carried out hundreds of amputation operations before having his own legs removed has admitted fraud and possessing extreme pornography from a man dubbed the “Eunuch Maker”. Neil Hopper, 49, ...

04 Sept 2025 at 16:24

Cornwall health services declare critical incident amid ‘significant pressure’

Health services in Cornwall are under “significant pressure”, prompting bosses to declare a critical incident. The Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro is experiencing long ambulance queues outside and high patient ...

03 Jan 2025 at 21:55

MP calls for urgent health reform as NHS declares critical incident in Cornwall

An MP has called for urgent reform of the NHS and social care after NHS bosses in Cornwall declared a critical incident. Andrew George, who represents St Ives for the Liberal Democrats, said resilience must be ...

04 Jan 2025 at 21:47

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Mum with bowel cancer says Manchester Airport security treated her ‘like a villain’ when her stoma bag set off an alarm

A mother whose sudden stomach pain turned out to be bowel cancer said she was “humiliated” and treated “like a villain” by Manchester Airport security staff when her stoma bag set off an alarm. Kelly Grigg, ...

19 Dec 2025 at 06:30

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