By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council’s leader said the government needs to take responsibility for social care at a time when the council is facing massive budgetary pressures and has low reserves.
Cllr Sam Corcoran (Lab) was speaking after Sutton councillor Chris O’Leary (Con) questioned the council’s “raid on reserves” to balance the books last year.
COVID-19 heroes from South Cheshire attended a special Number 10 Reception as part of the NHS 75th anniversary celebrations.
Roger Morris, Raj Patel and Karen Cotici were invited to honour their roles in helping protect the local population during the pandemic.
A charity group which has raised vital hospital funds in South Cheshire for half a century is to close down.
The League of Friends of Leighton Hospital will come to an end as it marks its 50th anniversary year at the hospital.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals which runs Leighton Hospital has won a Pastoral Care Quality Award for international recruitment.
It was rewarded for its best-practice pastoral support in international recruitment.
NHS staff from Crewe and Nantwich have been shortlisted for the NHS Parliamentary Awards.
The awards recognise outstanding contribution of staff and volunteers working in the health service.
A Nantwich family is heartbroken after their daughter discovered she has a rare ovarian cancer after almost a year of being misdiagnosed.
Nikki Rowe, 26, has Stage 3 Primary Peritoneal Cancer, and despite major surgery and 18 weeks of chemotherapy, has been dealt the terrible blow by specialists of a “short term life expectancy”.
Cheshire East Council bosses have re-launched a “Pick-Fit” scheme to help clear streets of litter and get people fitter.
CEC’s Ansa Environmental Services are linking up with Everybody Health and Leisure to run the scheme.
Successful slimmers in Nantwich have donated bags of clothes they’ve slimmed out to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
They have taken part in the “Big Slimming World Clothes Throw” which raises funds for local Cancer Research UK shops.
Leighton Hospital is to be fully redeveloped at a cost of hundreds of millions of pounds, the Government has announced.
The South Cheshire hospital is one of a number which will be part of the £20 Billion hospital building programme.
A new End of Life Care Education Hub has opened in South Cheshire offering training and support for anyone involved in end of life care.
Award winning charity EOLP has moved to new premises by Leighton Hospital after demand for education services outgrew their old facilities.
A new “Leg Club” to support people with lower limb problems has been launched by Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP).
The club is run in the community to promote self-care and help with additional issues such as reducing feelings of social isolation.
The NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Programme in Cheshire has vaccinated more than half of adult care home residents in the first few weeks, figures show.
Teams of NHS staff had visited more than 50% of the care homes in the region by end of April.
A campaign group dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of local women met at Crewe Hall to reaffirm its aims and drive forward change.
Cheshire Women’s Collaboration (CWC) drew leading influencers including businesswomen, health professionals, university academics and charity organisations to its annual conference.
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