Patients in Nantwich are being seen and treated for suspected cancer faster than the national average, latest NHS England figures show.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT), which manages Leighton Hospital, has been named as one of the leading trusts in terms of the proportion of cancer patients seen and treated within the expected time frames.
The first patients have been treated in Leighton Hospital’s new-look Treatment Centre.
The £23 million unit opened its doors yesterday (July 27), after the completion of a project that included 14 new critical care bays and eight operating theatres.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity will host its third annual golf day to raise money for Leighton Hospital’s MRI Scanner Appeal.
The event will be held at Vale Royal Abbey in Whitegate, Cheshire, on Friday September 18.
Expectant mums at Leighton Hospital’s award-winning maternity unit will now have access to state-of-the-art equipment.
The hospital’s Prostate Cancer Support Group has donated an Accuvein Unit, having previously donated one to the phlebotomy and medical imaging departments.
The maternity service at Leighton Hospital has been awarded a top rating by UNICEF and the World Health Organisation.
It follows a two-day assessment of the unit, and its neonatal and paediatric services.
More than 150 men attended a free prostate testing session held in Nantwich, say organisers.
The event was staged by Leighton Hospital Prostate Support Group at Nantwich Civic Hall.
Nantwich mums are to stage a tea party – to help raise money for a twin incubator in the Leighton Hospital Neonatal Unit.
The ‘Two Peas In A Pod Tea Party’ will be held at The Olive Grove Conference Centre, on Regents Park, in Nantwich.
RBS and Co-operative Bank staff in Nantwich are helping to raise thousands of pounds for Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity’s MRI Scanner Appeal.
The Nantwich and Sandbach have been running activities to help raise funds for the appeal, including a sponsored walk by staff, families and friends.
Nantwich mums-to-be and their families have access to the best maternity care in the country.
Leighton Hospital’s maternity unit was named “Midwifery Service of the Year” at an annual awards.
Temporary visiting restrictions on all adult wards at Leighton Hospital have been lifted.
The restrictions were imposed to stop an outbreak of winter norovirus among patients and staff.
A travel agent in South Cheshire is to hold a free Spanish lesson and raise money for Leighton Hospital’s MRI scanner appeal.
Kelly Thornhill, owner of Latin Adventures which specialises in trips to South America, will hold the free session at the Maybury Centre, on West Street, Crewe.
A consultant at Leighton Hospital is swapping patients for pedals – to cycle to Paris in aid of the scanner appeal.
Dr Iftikhar, a Consultant Radiologist for Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, will be participating in the London to Paris Charity Cycle Challenge from July 22-26.
Leighton Hospital chiefs are restricting visitors as they battle an outbreak of the winter Norovirus bug.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) said restrictions are now in place on all adult wards at Leighton Hospital.
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