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Main Leighton Hospital visitors car park to close for 6 weeks

Main Leighton Hospital visitors car park to close for 6 weeks

Visitors to Leighton Hospital are being warned of disruption as the main car park is to close down for six weeks.

The closure is to allow for refurbishment of the car park off Smithy Lane, says Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT).

July 23, 2014
Playworld party raises cash for Leighton Hospital children’s ward

Playworld party raises cash for Leighton Hospital children’s ward

More than 50 children attended a fundraising event held at Playworld in Shavington – with pyjamas on and ready to party!

The event, organised by mum-of-two Caroline Lowther, raised £240 for the Children’s Ward at Leighton Hospital.

July 18, 2014
Nantwich woman, 18, charged with attempted murder after alleged stabbing

Nantwich woman, 18, charged with attempted murder after alleged stabbing

An 18-year-old woman from Nantwich has been charged with attempted murder after an alleged stabbing incident at a house. Officers were called to a property in Nantwich after another teenage woman was treated by medics for a number of stab wounds at Leighton Hospital.

June 30, 2014
Cyclist dies after horror A51 smash at Walgherton, near Nantwich

Cyclist dies after horror A51 smash at Walgherton, near Nantwich

A cyclist who was seriously injured in a road smash on the A51 near Nantwich has died in hospital, police confirmed. The 42-year-old was involved in a collision with a car close to the Boar’s Head pub on the A51 at Walgherton, south of Nantwich.

June 28, 2014
Nantwich cancer patient boost as Leighton Hospital takes on DigniCap

Nantwich cancer patient boost as Leighton Hospital takes on DigniCap

Nantwich patients at Leighton Hospital’s Macmillan Cancer Unit have been boosted by state-of-the-art medical equipment. A donation from charity organisation Boot Out Breast Cancer has provided the unit with a scalp-cooling DigniCap system.

June 26, 2014
Leighton Hospital Treatment Centre changes for Nantwich patients

Leighton Hospital Treatment Centre changes for Nantwich patients

Leighton Hospital’s much-used Treatment Centre is to undergo a major six-month overhaul from next week. Works will include the creation of a dedicated surgical admissions lounge, and an expansion of the endoscopy suite.

June 19, 2014
Macmillan Cancer Unit issues plea for more Nantwich volunteers

Macmillan Cancer Unit issues plea for more Nantwich volunteers

A Macmillan Cancer Unit serving Nantwich and Crewe needs more volunteers to help cope with demand. The Unit, at Leighton Hospital, is hosting a series of walks to support people in their active recovery from cancer treatment.

May 29, 2014
Nantwich dad rides 75km mountain challenge for MRI scanner appeal

Nantwich dad rides 75km mountain challenge for MRI scanner appeal

A 40-year-old Nantwich dad is in training for a 75km bike marathon in the Welsh mountains to raise money for a £1 million hospital appeal. Simon Warbrook, of Stapeley, will tackle a challenging route starting and finishing in Rhayader, the gateway to the spectacular Elan Valley in Mid Wales.

May 16, 2014
First Crewe and Nantwich patients use new critical care unit

First Crewe and Nantwich patients use new critical care unit

The first Crewe and Nantwich patients have been treated at the newly unveiled operating theatres and critical care unit at Leighton Hospital. Patients in intensive care or on the high dependency unit have been transferred into the new £22.8 million facilities.

May 8, 2014
Nantwich volunteers breath new life into Leighton Hospital garden

Nantwich volunteers breath new life into Leighton Hospital garden

Green-fingered volunteers across Nantwich and Crewe have helped transform a garden at Leighton Hospital. A team, which included students from Reaseheath College, spent a day weeding, pruning and painting at the coronary care unit garden.

May 6, 2014
Big-hearted Nantwich residents donate Easter eggs to children

Big-hearted Nantwich residents donate Easter eggs to children

It was chocolate heaven when more than 400 Easter eggs were delivered to youngsters across Nantwich and Crewe. Richmond Village and Sainsbury’s Nantwich staff played Easter bunny for children at The Wingate Centre, Leighton Hospital Children’s Ward and Crewe Women’s Refuge.

April 20, 2014
Leighton Hospital trust appoints new chairman Dennis Dunn

Leighton Hospital trust appoints new chairman Dennis Dunn

A new chairman of Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Leighton Hospital, has been unveiled. Dennis Dunn MBE takes over from John Moran, who has retired.

April 7, 2014
Nantwich Civic Hall to stage PSA prostate testing event

Nantwich Civic Hall to stage PSA prostate testing event

Nantwich men are invited to undergo a special prostate testing event being staged by Leighton Hospital Prostate Cancer Support Group. The testing session will take place at Nantwich Civic Hall this Saturday April 5 between 10am and 1pm.

March 31, 2014