Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) which runs Leighton Hospital has been awarded the Baby Friendly Award.
It is the first health care facility in Cheshire and Merseyside to gain recognition from the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) Baby Friendly Initiative.
Nantwich disability consultancy Direct Access is to stage a “Calm Corner” during the three-day Nantwich Food Festival next month.
The firm, which specialises in accessibility and inclusion for disabled people, will be providing a quiet space for disabled and overwhelmed festivalgoers in need of a safe space to relax.
A care-in-the-home provider from Nantwich who has transformed life for people living with dementia in Cheshire has won a prestigious national award.
Ben Selby, owner of Right At Home in Mid and South Cheshire, is the winner of a Great British Franchisee Award from whichfranchise.com, placing him among the industry’s elite.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is going ahead with a pilot scheme to pay pregnant women to quit smoking.
The women will be paid a total of £400 – over six instalments – and other smokers in their household will be paid £200 to give up.
A group of Northern Soul fans from across the country aim to raise £5,000 for Motor Neurone Disease Association in a 150-mile charity bike ride from Bristol to Nantwich.
The Lycra-Clad Soulboys and Girl, aged between 30-67, plan to cycle 150 miles between two soul music venues, The Bristol Fringe in Clifton and The Crown Hotel in Nantwich.
Nantwich recorded the highest temperature in England on Sunday with a scorching 31.2C.
And temperatures are expected to peak even higher today (Monday) and tomorrow at up to 37 or 38C, prompting warnings from health experts.
Transport for Wales have cancelled its Shrewsbury-Crewe rail services via Nantwich during the 2-day “red alert” heatwave next week.
The route is one of several which TfW are cancelling as the region is set to bake in soaring temperatures of up to 36-37 degrees.
A team of carers from Nantwich cycled coast to coast for MND charity – without leaving the room!
The SureCare Central Cheshireteam spent the day completing a “Whitehaven to Sunderland” emulated bike ride to raise funds for the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
A Wistaston mum has begged council bosses to revise A530 closure diversions after a heartbreaking journey almost cost the life of her nine-month-old baby.
Dawn Nelson fears that in a life critical situation, the route to Leighton Hospital is too long and slow, and is confusing for many drivers.
Two new public-access defibrillators have been installed in Nantwich.
Nantwich Ambulance First Responders helped fit the Community Public Access Defibrillators (CPADs).
Latest statistics have placed Mid Cheshire Hospitals Trust in the bottom six in England for hitting A&E waiting time targets, says a report.
It says the trust – which runs Leighton Hospital – only managed to ensure 59.9% of patients in A&E were admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours of arrival in May.
Scott Malton has been appointed as new director of nursing and quality at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
He will take up his Board position in September.
A state-of-the-art “mini C-arm” X-ray machine has been funded by Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity which enables patients to receive faster treatment and frees up theatre slots for others.
The £52,000 machine improves the care and experience for people who attend the Emergency Department at Leighton Hospital with a suspected broken bone.
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