Chohan said: “The impact this is having on people who are going through difficult periods is transformational.”
The Pengarth Day Centre, in Penzance, is one of the health hubs where staff are encouraged to keep an eye on residents and intervene before they need front-line services.
Chohan said: “This centre helps deal with social isolation, getting people connected again and that has a big effect on health outcomes.
“Here we have worked out that around £11.6m has been saved and if you multiply that around the country it translate into hundreds of millions.”
Helpforce said data gathered between April 2024 and March 2025 showed the hubs in Cornwall recorded 339,951 attendances.
It said research indicated without the hubs, 24% of users would have gone to their GP, 8% to hospital, and 6% would have called 999 – which generated the estimated saving figure.
Users reported feeling happier, less lonely and more confident in managing their health and wellbeing, bosses said.
