By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Brexit is not set to severely harm Cheshire East’s social care workforce, health chiefs have claimed.
Alex Mitchell, chief finance officer at NHS Eastern Cheshire clinical commissioning group (CCG), gave governors an update about how the area’s health system is preparing for Britain’s departure from the European Union.
Leighton Hospital Prostate Cancer Support Group is returning to Nantwich to run a PSA testing day.
The hall will open from 9.30am until 1pm on Saturday April 13 for men between the ages 45-75 to have a PSA blood test.
Nantwich and Rural Care Community is to host an awareness day for local people living with Diabetes.
At the event, they will be giving people information on how they can fit diabetes around their lifestyle – from what they can eat to how to manage their condition effectively.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Leighton Hospital bosses hope a fresh drive to hire nurses from abroad will help cut spending on agency staff.
Directors at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust gave their backing for plans to embark on an international recruitment programme.
By Stephen Topping
A second senior officer is to leave Leighton Hospital to take a role at Royal Stoke this year.
Mark Oldham, director of finance and strategic planning at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is due to become chief finance officer at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust.
Nantwich man Simon Richardson has suffered more bereavement in the last three years than most do in a lifetime.
But now he’s fighting back by tackling three Marathons to raise money for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY).
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East’s population is increasing and getting older, according to new research.
Figures presented to Cheshire East council’s strategic planning board shows the borough’s population has risen from 370,700 in 2011 to 378,800 in 2017.
A doctor at Leighton Hospital is to take on the London Marathon to raise money in her dad’s memory.
Katy Sutcliffe, who lives in Nantwich, was devastated after her father Andy committed suicide in 2015, aged just 51.
Leighton Hospital is to host its annual NHS Careers Fair on Wednesday March 6.
The fair, organised by Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is a free event open to students from Year 9 upwards as well as adults, who would like to find out more about job opportunities in NHS organisations.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital, is bidding to take over South Cheshire Private Hospital.
The private hospital, in the grounds of Leighton, is currently run by BMI Healthcare.
A Nantwich nurse fought off breast cancer and held a “Debbie’s Not Dead” party to celebrate and raise more than £2,000 for St Luke’s Hospice.
Deborah Brown, 41, was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer after feeling ridges in her breast last Easter.
Weston Christmas Light Display organiser Graham Witter has handed over a cheque for £26,760 to The Donna Louise Hospice.
Graham’s lights display once again broke records and proved a massive hit during the festive period.
A service for people in South Cheshire who experience vision and hearing loss has been launched.
Cheshire East Council is working with charity Deafness Support Network to provide the new “one-stop shop”.
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