NHS social care project in South Cheshire shortlisted for award
An NHS and social care project to reduce time patients spend waiting to be discharged from Leighton Hospital has been shortlisted for a national award.
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New Leighton Hospital chief pledges improved offer for staff
The new leader of Leighton Hospital has outlined partnership working and an improved offer for staff among his priorities.
James Sumner, who has more than 20 years’ experience in the NHS, started as Chief Executive of Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust this summer.
Leighton Hospital welcome third MRI scanner
By Stephen Topping
Leighton Hospital bosses have welcomed a third MRI scanner.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the hospital in Crewe, has spent more than £1.1 million on leasing and installing the new scanner.
New Leighton Hospital boss warning in bid for A&E cash boost
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
The new chief executive at Leighton Hospital believes there must be a cash boost for its A&E – or it will stop being fit for purpose.
James Sumner, who began in the role at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust last Monday, addressed his first board of directors meeting a week later.
Nurse recruitment drive in Cheshire hires 40 new staff
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
A much-needed recruitment drive for new nurses in Cheshire is beginning to bear fruit.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is expecting to have welcomed 40 nurses from India by the end of the year – more than double the number it previously expected to hire.
Disabled NHS staff in Cheshire face more abuse, figures show
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Disabled staff at Mid Cheshire Hospitals are more likely to be harassed or abused in work than their non-disabled colleagues, new figures have revealed.
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.
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.
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.
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.
£11m Sydney Road bridge scheme to be complete by end of June
Work on the £11 million scheme to replace Sydney Road Bridge in Crewe will continue until the end of June, highways chiefs say.
The later than planned opening is due to poor weather conditions experienced earlier in the year and delays with works carried out by utility companies to divert their services.
Richmond Village collects 156 Easter eggs for Leighton Hospital children’s ward
Nurses from the children’s ward at Leighton Hospital teamed up with a Women’s Refuge and YMCA to pick up a collection of 156 Easter Eggs at Richmond Village in Nantwich.
The Nantwich retirement village appealed to its residents and members of the community for three weeks to donate Easter eggs ahead of Easter weekend.
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