CORNISH community hospitals are leading the way in end-of-life care.
Camborne Redruth hospital and Helston hospital are among ten in the county to receive a major national award for the quality of care they are providing for patients.
They were presented with Quality Hallmark Awards by Suzanne Jones, of the Community Hospitals Association, at the National Gold Standards Framework Centre (GSF) annual conference in London last week.
The community hospitals demonstrated that they were well placed to meet their patients' needs helping them communicate their wishes and co-ordinate their care.
The hospitals have demonstrated the ability to better plan patients' care with GPs and district nurses, enabling many to return home quickly.
Pam Butler, sister at Lamorna Ward, Camborne Redruth Community Hospital, said: "GSF has helped us formalise what we were doing already, improving our coordination and communication.
"For patients, this means we now engage in more detailed conversations with them about the care they want and where they want to receive it and share these wishes with our health colleagues in the community."
The GSF Centre is the UK's largest provider of training for health and social care staff.
