Leighton Hospital trust named in top 40 in UK
The NHS trust behind Leighton Hospital has been named as one of the top 40 in the country.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been announced as a CHKS Top Hospital for 2019.
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Midwifery service in South Cheshire goes into administration
A vital midwifery service for women in South Cheshire is going into administration, it was announced today.
One to One (North West) Limited will end its service on July 31 – eight months earlier than its initial contract was due to expire on March 31 2020.
Cheshire NHS diabetes team wins achievement award
A Cheshire NHS team that supports Crewe and Nantwich people with diabetes has won an award following a round of public nominations.
Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership’s (CCICP) Diabetes Specialist Team is one of 12 winners of Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s Celebration of Achievement awards.
50 Crewe and Nantwich slimmers raise hundreds for Peter Pan Centre
Around 50 members of four Crewe Slimming World clubs stepped out to raise funds for the Peter Pan Centre for Children with Special Needs.
They walked from Crewe to Nantwich and back again as part of Slimming World’s 50th anniversary celebrations.
Leighton Hospital newborn hearing programme celebrates 15th birthday
A Leighton Hospital programme that has helped identity more than 140 babies with a hearing impairment has celebrated its 15th anniversary.
Staff and families past and present were invited to a birthday party to mark the Newborn Hearing Screening programme’s recent milestone.
New Stoma service launches for Nantwich patients
A new stoma service has been launched to benefit Nantwich patients.
The Specialist Nursing, Assessment and Prescription Service (SNAPS), run by Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, will provide local stoma patients with direct access to specialist support and a prescribing hub for stoma products.
Leighton Hospital cancer treatment teams among best in UK
Cancer treatment teams at Leighton Hospital have been hailed as among the best in the UK after latest figures were released.
Patients are seen by Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust staff faster than almost every other trust in the country.
Mum lost staggering 24 stone using Nantwich gym after promise to parents
A South Cheshire mum who could “fill a two-seater sofa” has shed a staggering 24 STONE to fulfil a promise to her mum and dad who both died of cancer.
Sharon Blakemore looks unrecognisable after losing the weight thanks to a strict eating regime and using Gymophobics in Nantwich.
World renowned artist and film-maker completes dementia home project in South Cheshire
London artist and filmmaker Suki Chan has completed a month-long residency at a South Cheshire dementia care village to help put together her latest art project.
Suki, whose work has been showcased worldwide from China to USA, spent the last month at Belong Crewe.
GPs in South Cheshire to vote on plans to merge CCGs
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
GP Practices in South Cheshire will vote in September on whether the four bodies responsible for buying healthcare in Cheshire East and West should merge next April.
Cheshire health leaders call for public views on CCG merger plans
Health leaders in Cheshire want people to air their views on plans to merge four Clinical Commissioning Groups into one.
The proposals aim to improve how CCGs work in buying health services available to people across the county, and to make the best use of money available to the local NHS.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals to bring in 20 new nurses from abroad
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Hospital bosses in South Cheshire hope to have more than 20 new nurses recruited from abroad by October to help meet demand and cut costs.
Directors at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – which runs Leighton Hospital in Crewe – gave the go-ahead to work with an international nursing recruitment agency for around £425,000 at March’s board meeting.
Leighton Hospital to fund seven-day therapy service
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Leighton Hospital chiefs have given the green light to fund a seven-day therapy service to support vulnerable patients who have attended A&E.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the hospital serving Nantwich and Crewe residents, previously ran a pilot scheme for a five-day emergency care therapy service.
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