By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
More than half of all sick days taken in February by staff at the Cheshire NHS body leading the Covid-19 vaccination programme were down to stress, anxiety, or depression.
That’s according to the latest workforce report from NHS Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), which leads the vaccine roll-out in the county.
Nantwich residents are being urged to help Cancer Research UK shops get back to the business of beating cancer as restrictions on non-essential retail are lifted.
Staff and volunteers at the Nantwich shop on High Street are rolling up their sleeves ready to try and claw back millions of pounds in lost sales.
Cheshire East Council and NHS Test and Trace have launched a new pilot scheme to help reach individuals who have tested positive for coronavirus sooner.
Known as ‘Local-0’ (zero), it aims to contact positive cases faster by bringing them into local teams at the start of the tracing journey when the case is entered into the national NHS Test and Trace system.
An Everybody fitness instructor has been nominated for the North West Instructor of the Year award at this year’s Community Fitness Awards.
Nikki Prince has been instructing for two years and achieved Level 2 Gym Instructor, embarked on a Les Mills journey and is certified in BODYCOMBAT (Advanced Level), BODYPUMP (Advanced Level), BODYBALANCE and Les Mills Core.
A physiotherapist in Nantwich is urging people not to ignore the symptoms of long Covid after recovering from the virus himself.
Rick Carter said he is treating many patients for problems associated with long Covid in his Crewe and Nantwich clinics.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East councillors have clashed over plans to charge residents aged 85 and over £5 per week for ‘assistive technology’ care.
The plans, which were approved for public consultation on Tuesday April 6, would mean over 85s pay the same “standard charge” as other assistive technology users.
Pubs and restaurants in Nantwich have been adapting their premises to take advantage of “outdoor” reopening of hospitality from today (April 12).
Venues can now serve drink and food to customers outside under the latest stage of the Government’s roadmap out of the Covid pandemic lockdown.
Community-spirited residents have helped a Nantwich care group’s appeal to support a client with learning disabilities.
Robert has been under the care of InSafeHands in Nantwich since his mum died.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Nearly two-thirds of Cheshire’s adult population have now had their Covid-19 vaccine, new data shows.
The statistics, from NHS England, show that up to April 4, 388,487 residents have had their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine — out of a population of 596,446 — representing 65% of the county’s over-16s.
A new Adult Day Care centre is opening up in Nantwich.
The centre will be run by homecare provider Right at Home South Cheshire and is to open at Frederick House, on Princes Court, Beam Heath Way.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
The ‘benefits’ of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine ‘outweigh the risks’, a leading Cheshire NHS official has said.
Clare Watson, accountable officer for the NHS Cheshire clinical commissioning group (CCG) — the organisation leading the county’s vaccination roll-out — made the comments yesterday (April 7).
A four-year-old Stroke survivor from Nantwich has completed an amazing 26-mile challenge to raise charity funds.
Big-hearted Orlah Maudsley, from Barbridge, completed the final mile of her challenge on Thursday at Calveley Primary Academy near Nantwich.
Cheshire East Council is trialling a dual use Covid-19 testing site in Crewe – the first of its kind in the country.
From tomorrow, the existing walk-through testing site in Crewe will become dual use for two weeks from April 6-19
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