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.
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.
Staff at online retail giant AO have helped to raise more than £28,000 for Leighton Hospital’s children and adolescent unit.
The AO team staged a range of fundraising activities with local schools including bucket collections at festivals, sponsored runs, bike rides and line dancing.
People in Crewe and Nantwich can recognise local NHS staff for going the extra mile by nominating in the Public Choice Award.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) is urging those who have benefited from the kindness of its staff to put them forward as part of the Trust’s annual Celebration of Achievement Awards.
Leighton hospital has introduced new mental health first aiders to help look after the health and wellbeing of staff.
A group of 17 staff at the South Cheshire hospital, run by Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, have received training to support colleagues.
Workers from Nantwich firm Boughey Distribution have presented a cheque for £6,000 to Leighton Hospital’s Neonatal Unit.
Staff arranged fundraising activities throughout 2018 including more than 70 employees taking part in the Cholmondeley Castle Tough Mudder in September.
Residents across Nantwich and Crewe are being reminded to have flu vaccines amid a rise in the number of cases in the area.
Latest reports by Public Health England show that flu, a common infectious viral illness spread by coughs and sneezes, is now circulating in the community.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
The need for agency staff has contributed to Leighton Hospital bosses forking out almost £2 million more on pay than they expected so far this year.
Directors at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which also runs Victoria Infirmary in Northwich and Elmhurst in Winsford, were given the trust’s latest financial figures 2018-19 at a meeting this week.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Leighton Hospital’s A&E department has coped with the early winter months better in 2018-19 than last year.
Figures presented to the Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust board show 88% of patients were dealt with within the target four hours in November 2018.
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