Leighton Hospital’s Macmillan Centre has been awarded the Christie Quality Mark to recognise the cancer care that patients receive.
The accreditation follows an unannounced inspection by three senior nurses in October, which included interviews with patients and staff.
Construction work has started on “critical infrastructure” for the development of the new health and care neighbourhood with a new Leighton hospital at its heart.
The work will see the creation of a new electrical substation enclosure, providing power for the proposed new net zero hospital to the north of the existing Leighton Hospital.
A four-week non-statutory public consultation on plans to build the new Leighton Hospital has ended.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hosted three in-person events and a virtual session where residents were able to learn about plans and speak to the Healthier Futures programme team.
Nantwich’s medical emergency technician fears he has come to the end of his battle to have his ability to respond on blue lights restored.
Gavin Palin told town councillors he has reached a stalemate in his fight with North West Ambulance Service, who withdrew his ability to respond to emergencies under blue lights.
Leighton Hospital bosses today warned patients of “significant disruption” when resident doctors begin five days’ of industrial action tomorrow (November 14th).
The action was announced by the British Medical Association (BMA) and is due to last until Wednesday November 19th.
The new six-storey Leighton Hospital due to open in 2031 will include a new 1,000-space car park, plans have shown.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals Trust is set to submit an outline planning application to Cheshire East Council for the new hospital in December.
Emergency Department nurses at Leighton Hospital have won a prestigious national award for their work to reduce the risk of sudden infant death.
The team won the accolade at the 2025 Nursing Times Awards for a project that delivers safer sleep education to families while their children are in A&E.
Leighton Hospital will soon begin testing newborn babies for more than 200 rare genetic conditions as part of a world-leading study.
The maternity unit has joined the Generation Study, led by Genomics England in Partnership with NHS England.
A Nantwich man has helped raise more than £4,000 for Motor Neurone Disease Association by staging a live music event and auction.
Stephen Harding, 64, ran the event at the Bhurtpore Inn, in Aston, which saw the band Flight 505 play a special reunion set for the night.
Kiltearn Medical Centre in Nantwich is to stage a “Ladies Evening” on Tuesday October 28th.
The event, running from 5.30pm-8pm, will offer information and support from cancer charities that specifically focus on women’s health.
A Nantwich woman has revealed how neck pain she suffered for six years was put down to a trapped nerve – before a scan revealed a massive cancerous tumour in her shoulder.
Mel Leverton was continually reassured her neck and shoulder pain was a trapped nerve caused by collapsed vertebrae.
A new Leighton Hospital is a step closer after a government joint investment committee approved Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s Strategic Outline Case.
It is the first of three business cases the trust must complete before construction on the new hospital can begin.
A Leighton Hospital consultant is urging people to take two minutes to confirm their decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register in a bid to boost organ donation.
Dr Jon Broad issued the appeal saying this one simple act could save and improve the lives of up to nine patients.
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