Charity funded suction devices helps Leighton Hospital patients
Portable suction devices are helping to keep Leighton Hospital patients active without slowing down their recovery.
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New community leg club in South Cheshire supports physical and social care
A new South Cheshire club has been launched to treat the physical and social needs of people with leg problems.
The Crewe Leg Club, opened by Mayor of Crewe Benn Minshall, is run by volunteers and members of the community and is supported by Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP).
Pupils and staff to return to Brine Leas amid latest Coronavirus guidance
Pupils and staff from Brine Leas School in Nantwich showing no flu-like symptoms after a ski trip to Northern Italy can return to school, latest guidance has said.
A number of teachers and around 95 students were sent home today by headteacher David Cole as a precaution against potential Coronavirus after they had spent a week on their ski trip in Northern Italy.
Clarks in Nantwich to reopen as Coronavirus test proves negative
The Clarks store in Nantwich is to re-open after Coronavirus tests on an employee came back negative.
The shop was closed on Friday and Saturday and again this morning and one member of staff self quarantined while tests were carried out.
Clarks in Nantwich says staff member being tested for Coronavirus
Clarks in Nantwich has confirmed the store is currently closed while a staff member is undergoing tests for suspected Coronavirus.
The store on High Street was closed on Friday and yesterday, with a notice on the door saying “due to unforeseen circumstances.”
Mid Cheshire Hospitals Little Ones Appeal reaches halfway
The Mid Cheshire Hospitals “Little Ones” appeal is almost halfway to its £100,000 fundraising target.
The appeal has been supported by major retailers and local businesses over the last few months, organisers say.
Cheshire folk needed for Keele research project into knee pain
A new clinical trial is looking for people in Cheshire with osteoarthritis to take part in a £1.6 million investigation.
The project aims to find out if an appropriate knee brace could help reduce pain and be good value for money for the NHS.
South Cheshire care home resident in Leighton Hospital fundraiser
A care home resident in Crewe has raised £176 for the Leighton Hospital Little Ones baby bereavement suite.
Alan Gibbs raised the money for the Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity’s appeal by cycling the equivalent distance of Land’s End to John O’Groats.
Community Nursing recruitment open day to be held
An open day is being held aimed at recruiting Community Nurses in South Cheshire.
The event is aimed at registered nurses or third year student nurses looking for a new opportunities.
Leighton Hospital chiefs vow to change declining A&E performance
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Hospital bosses in South Cheshire are determined to get to grips with an increasing demand for A&E as performance continues to decline.
Leighton Hospital’s A&E department had 700 more admissions in November 2019 than the same month in 2018, board members at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust were told today (January 6).
40% rise in dementia patients in South Cheshire, latest figures show
The number of people diagnosed with dementia has risen by a staggering 40% in South Cheshire in just five years, latest figures show.
According to NHS data, there were 1,620 people registered with dementia in the South Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group area in March this year.
Councils agree to new Sunday bus service to Leighton Hospital
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Two Cheshire councils have agreed to work together to support a Sunday bus service connecting mid Cheshire to Leighton Hospital and Crewe from next February.
Record numbers in Leighton Hospital Merry Mile Baby Appeal
A Merry Mile fundraiser to help build a baby bereavement suite at Leighton Hospital proved a runaway success.
More than 170 people including mums and babies and people in wheelchairs, turned out on a frosty morning to make their way round Queen’s Park, Crewe in support of the £100,000 Lost Little Ones’ appeal.
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