The NHS does an amazing job. The pandemic has highlighted this more than ever before. But sometimes it goes wrong.
If you’re ever in a position where you’ve been mistreated by a medical professional, you can raise an NHS negligence complaint to hold those responsible to account.
More than two in five Cheshire NHS staff felt ill due to work-related stress as the coronavirus pandemic took hold last year, according to a health service survey.
The annual NHS staff survey has revealed that 43% of Mid Cheshire Trust staff said they had felt unwell in the past 12 months as a result of work-related stress.
No one will be turned away from Leighton Hospital’s emergency department despite a new A&E appointment system, says one of its lead doctors.
People in Cheshire who need NHS care are now being urged to contact NHS 111 before they decide to walk into A&E.
Dear Editor,
From December 1st local people will not be able to walk into the A&E at Leighton Hospital.
We have had this right for 72 years, since the NHS was established and now it is being taken away.
Cheshire East residents are being urged to download the new NHS test and trace app.
The NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app was launched yesterday (September 24).
An occupational therapist at Leighton Hospital has featured in a series celebrating the diversity of women in health and social care research.
Dr Yeliz Prior, an Advanced Clinical Specialist at Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, Rheumatology department at the Leighton Hospital, has been included in the NHS “Wonder Woman” films.
Allotment holders and NHS specialists have unveiled plans to develop and open a Nantwich Community Health and Therapy Garden.
The garden would be located at Brookfield Allotments in the town, and be used by health experts to prescribe to those with mental health symptoms.
Protesters are planning a demonstration in Nantwich town centre calling for better pay nurses and allied health care workers.
The protest on August 30 is being organised by the “United We Stand Divided We Fall” group which recently held demonstrations in Liverpool and other UK cities.
A Wistaston family has launched a bid to raise £120,000 to fund life-saving treatment for their son with a rare form of cancer.
Georgy Capener has been accepted by a specialist in Asia to undergo a stem cell transplant which cannot currently be funded by the NHS.
Leaders from across Cheshire have formed an “Outbreak Response Co-ordination Group” to combat the continuing threat from Covid-19.
It aims to provide an effective response across all four council areas with the police, NHS, and business leaders.
The NHS in Cheshire is urging people to contact their doctor if they have had a cough for more than three weeks.
The plea was made by hospital respiratory teams, GPs and NHS Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).
Families and workers across South Cheshire joined in the national “clap for NHS” birthday celebration, writes Jonathan White.
People gathered outside their homes, on doorsteps and in front gardens at 5pm yesterday (July 5) for the national “pause for applause”.
A powerful portrait of a cleaner from Leighton Hospital who has served on the front line throughout the coronavirus pandemic has been captured by acclaimed photographer Rankin.
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