A new Clinical Research Unit has opened to help Leighton Hospital staff support more studies that improve care for patients.
The Trust received £40,000 of funding from the Clinical Research Network – North West Coast to create the facility at Leighton.
Fire crews are currently tackling a large barn fire in a field close to Leighton Hospital. The fire and smoke can be seen by motorists on the busy A530 Middlewich Road. Several people have posted images on local social media groups. It’s not clear how the fire started or whether livestock are endangered. Cheshire Fire Service say they were called[Read More…]
Ambitious plans to develop Leighton Hospital can continue as it will be exempt from Labour’s review of the New Hospital Programme.
The government has announced that Mid Cheshire Hospital NHS Trust’s scheme will be allowed to progress.
Leighton Hospital chiefs have launched a new microsite to keep people informed on plans to develop their “health and care neighbourhood”.
The site will be the central hub for news, updates, and events about the new hospital programme.
The endoscopy team at Leighton Hospital has been shortlisted for the 2024 Nursing Times Workforce Awards.
It will compete in the “Best Employer for Staff Recognition and Engagement” category.
Local councillors and Crewe & Nantwich MP have welcomed the go ahead for a new direct bus service from Nantwich to Leighton Hospital.
Cheshire East Council’s Highways and Transport Committee voted unanimously to approve the service, which will come into service from April 2025.
Leighton Hospital bosses are urging dog owners to sign up for a scheme that allows therapy pets to visit its patients.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals Trust wants to encourage more people to become a volunteer and bring their amazing animals to Leighton Hospital.
The fifth Nantwich Agricultural Society “Charity Vintage & Classic Tractor Road Run” has helped raise vital funds for charity.
The 35-mile charity run was held yesterday (August 18) in aid of the Leighton Hospital Breast Care Unit.
New Crewe and Nantwich MP Connor Naismith has raised concerns about the future of Leighton Hospital after the Chancellor’s announcement this week.
Rachel Reeves said on Monday that a number of Tory projects would have to be shelved due to what she called a £20 billion budget blackhole.
Leighton Hospital and other Cheshire hospitals have received a donation of 7,000 cuddly teddy bears.
The bears, from the Freemasons of Cheshire, will help ease anxiety felt by children going to hospital.
Fire crews across South Cheshire have been battling a major blaze on land close to Leighton Hospital.
The fire broke out in two barns off Middlewich Road in Leighton in the early hours of this morning.
Leighton Hospital is extending its visiting hours today (July 14) so patients can watch England’s Euro 2024 final with family and friends.
Visiting times usually end at 7pm, but today will be increased until the end of the game against Spain.
A new theatre suite has opened at Leighton Hospital as part of the hospital’s plan to modernise and improve maternity services.
The theatre will be used for elective surgeries, such as caesarean birth, and includes a 63m sq operating room with associated ancillary facilities.
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