Crewe & Nantwich MP Kieran Mullan ended up in hospital after a serious rugby injury – on the day he should have been at Leighton with Hospitals Minister Lord Markham!
Dr Mullan suffered a fractured and dislocated ankle requiring surgery while playing rugby.
A Nantwich councillor has called for “radical changes” to local bus services.
Cllr Anna Burton said not having a direct link to Leighton Hospital was “preposterous” and urged residents to get involved in the current consultations.
A charity group which has raised vital hospital funds in South Cheshire for half a century is to close down.
The League of Friends of Leighton Hospital will come to an end as it marks its 50th anniversary year at the hospital.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals which runs Leighton Hospital has won a Pastoral Care Quality Award for international recruitment.
It was rewarded for its best-practice pastoral support in international recruitment.
NHS staff from Crewe and Nantwich have been shortlisted for the NHS Parliamentary Awards.
The awards recognise outstanding contribution of staff and volunteers working in the health service.
Leighton Hospital is to be fully redeveloped at a cost of hundreds of millions of pounds, the Government has announced.
The South Cheshire hospital is one of a number which will be part of the £20 Billion hospital building programme.
A new End of Life Care Education Hub has opened in South Cheshire offering training and support for anyone involved in end of life care.
Award winning charity EOLP has moved to new premises by Leighton Hospital after demand for education services outgrew their old facilities.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans have been submitted to extend the existing urology ward at Leighton Hospital in Crewe.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has applied to Cheshire East for permission for a two-storey modular build extension and associated relocated car park access.
Professor Carolyn Wilkins OBE has been appointed Chair of Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Leighton Hospital.
It follows an assessment and interview process in March 2023.
A purpose-built baby bereavement suite being built at Leighton Hospital is set for completion this summer.
The suite, at the hospital’s maternity unit, will provide private space for bereaved parents to spend time with their baby and family, away from the labour ward.
The busy A530 between Nantwich and Middlewich is set for a further nine-week closure from April 18.
Drivers are being warned to find alternative routes with the closure at the junction with Flowers Lane to allow construction on to the new roundabout.
The Chairman of Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust which runs Leighton Hospital is to be the new High Sheriff of Cheshire for 2023-24.
Dennis Dunn will be installed as High Sheriff in a ceremony at the University of Chester on April 14.
Vital bus routes such as Nantwich to Chester and Shavington to Leighton Hospital could be axed for good under new plans by Arriva North West.
The company has announced that it is consulting with affected employees on a proposal to close its Winsford and Macclesfield depots.
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