Patients in Crewe and Nantwich are to benefit from a new state-of-the-art hospital after the Department of Health and Social Care rubber-stamped hundreds of millions of pounds of funding to redevelop Leighton Hospital.
Health Minister Karin Smyth has confirmed funding available for schemes in the first wave of the New Hospital Programme, including Leighton Hospital.
By Mark Smith, local democracy reporter
Concerns have been raised over a decision to axe specialised long Covid ‘hubs’ in Cheshire.
The hubs were set up in the aftermath of the pandemic to help those suffering from after-effects of Covid-19 such as breathlessness, poor sleep, fatigue, a cough, or anxiety and low mood.
Nantwich’s famous outdoor brine swimming pool will be back open for a new season on April 26.
The pool, based at Nantwich Leisure Centre on Wall Lane, is believed to the only inland outdoor brine pool in the UK.
Nantwich residents are making good use of a new lifeline bus service linking the town to Leighton Hospital.
The new direct bus service hit the road last week for the first time.
Leighton Hospital has been awarded more than £32,000 to install solar panels to cut energy bills and support sustainability.
The project, funded by Great British Energy, will generate an estimated 34,000kWh of electricity a year for the site – the equivalent of powering more than 12 average UK homes for a year.
A paramedic from Nantwich is campaigning to raise awareness of a chronic condition making pregnancy a misery for many women.
Mum-of-two Hollie Douglas, 30, wants more people to know about Hypermesis Gravidarium (HG), an acute form of morning sickness affecting one to three expectant mothers in 100.
A Nantwich Running Club member has been inspired to tackle the London Marathon by a young girl battling cancer.
Diane Mason is running for 2025 TCS London Marathon in aid of Young Lives vs Cancer.
Leighton Hospital chiefs are launching a large-scale “public engagement” programme starting in Nantwich later this week.
Called the “Big Conversation”, it’s aimed at gathering insights from staff, patients, and the community to shape the future of healthcare.
Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey wants to donate a public access defibrillator to Nantwich.
And the firm is appealing for help to find a home it in the town.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Children vaping at schools in Cheshire East are not just using nicotine but other substances as well, the director of education has said.
Claire Williamson told Cheshire East’s health and wellbeing board that vaping was becoming a real concern for headteachers in the borough.
A Wistaston woman is among the first patients to receive life-saving medicine made from the blood plasma of Cheshire blood donors.
It marks the first time in a quarter of a century plasma is being used to make life-saving medicines for NHS patients, reducing reliance on imports.
Engineers are on site at Leighton Hospital this week to start critical ground investigation work.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust plans to develop a health and care neighbourhood, which will include the new Leighton Hospital on a site north of the existing one.
A Nantwich businesswoman and fitness enthusiast is gearing up for the challenge of a lifetime in aid of Leukaemia UK.
Becs Jackson-Jones is preparing to run the TCS London Marathon this April in aid of the life-changing charity.
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