Health

Defibrillators donation boosts Cheshire road safety

Defibrillators donation boosts Cheshire road safety

Major roads and M6 motorway in South Cheshire will be safer after a life-saving donation of defibrillators by North West Ambulance Service.

NWAS has donated 16 defibrillators to the Cheshire Police Roads Policing Unit and are providing training in how to use them.

August 31, 2014
Heart screening dates unveiled for Crewe and Nantwich teenagers

Heart screening dates unveiled for Crewe and Nantwich teenagers

Dates for life-saving heart screenings of Crewe and Nantwich youngsters have been released.

The family of tragic Nantwich teenager Matthew Dewhirst (pictured) organised the screenings to prevent other young sportsmen and women dying of Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (SADS).

August 27, 2014
New cancer hospital roadshow to visit Nantwich

New cancer hospital roadshow to visit Nantwich

People in Nantwich can have their say on plans to transform cancer care in Cheshire.

Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust – which provides specialist cancer care across Cheshire and Merseyside – wants to develop a major new cancer hospital in Liverpool.

August 14, 2014
South Cheshire public “misled” over dementia care council hearing

South Cheshire public “misled” over dementia care council hearing

A Wistaston councillor has accused opposition of “misleading” the public over a Cheshire East Council hearing on dementia care.

Cllr Margaret Simon hit out after a “call-in” by Labour opposition over Cheshire East’s new plan for dementia care over next few years.

August 9, 2014
Main Leighton Hospital visitors car park to close for 6 weeks

Main Leighton Hospital visitors car park to close for 6 weeks

Visitors to Leighton Hospital are being warned of disruption as the main car park is to close down for six weeks.

The closure is to allow for refurbishment of the car park off Smithy Lane, says Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT).

July 23, 2014
Nantwich youngsters to get CRY screening for killer heart defect

Nantwich youngsters to get CRY screening for killer heart defect

Scores of Nantwich youngsters are to be screened for a deadly heart condition in memory of tragic Matthew Dewhirst.

The 17-year-old, who lived in Nantwich and Crewe, collapsed and died of Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (SADS) during a rugby training session.

July 15, 2014
South Cheshire Macmillan Cancer Unit volunteers honoured

South Cheshire Macmillan Cancer Unit volunteers honoured

Volunteers at Nantwich’s local Macmillan Cancer Unit have won a national award for their long service in supporting cancer sufferers.

Gill Pass and Lorna Lakey were presented with a Bronze Five-Year Service Award for their time at Leighton Hospital’s Macmillan centre by Mayor Pam Minshall and Macmillan senior development manager Nicola Cook.

July 6, 2014
Nantwich cancer patient boost as Leighton Hospital takes on DigniCap

Nantwich cancer patient boost as Leighton Hospital takes on DigniCap

Nantwich patients at Leighton Hospital’s Macmillan Cancer Unit have been boosted by state-of-the-art medical equipment. A donation from charity organisation Boot Out Breast Cancer has provided the unit with a scalp-cooling DigniCap system.

June 26, 2014
Nantwich villages Willaston and Burland to receive life-saving defibrillators

Nantwich villages Willaston and Burland to receive life-saving defibrillators

Two Nantwich villages are to benefit from new life-saving defibrillators. Willaston Primary School is receiving one of the defibrillators thanks to a donation from South Cheshire Harriers.

June 21, 2014
Leighton Hospital Treatment Centre changes for Nantwich patients

Leighton Hospital Treatment Centre changes for Nantwich patients

Leighton Hospital’s much-used Treatment Centre is to undergo a major six-month overhaul from next week. Works will include the creation of a dedicated surgical admissions lounge, and an expansion of the endoscopy suite.

June 19, 2014
Elim Church and WellKin in Nantwich offer new bereavement support

Elim Church and WellKin in Nantwich offer new bereavement support

A church and social enterprise in Nantwich have teamed up to offer support to bereaved families in the town. “Living with Loss” is the first Open Space project offered by Nantwich Elim Church in partnership with WellKin – Dance, Health and WellBeing.

June 19, 2014
Nantwich college staff tackle Dragon Boat race on River Dee

Nantwich college staff tackle Dragon Boat race on River Dee

Forty staff from Reaseheath College in Nantwich have signed up for the Chester Dragon Boat Festival to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. Two teams of Reaseheath rowers will take on other dragon boat teams in the race on the River Dee at Chester.

June 11, 2014
South Cheshire charities team up for volunteer recruitment event

South Cheshire charities team up for volunteer recruitment event

Two local charities are joining forces to recruit volunteers at a special event in South Cheshire next month. Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity and Hope House Children’s Hospice are staging the recruitment drive on Wednesday July 2.

June 6, 2014