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Cheshire health chiefs fight to relieve pressure on hospitals

Cheshire health chiefs fight to relieve pressure on hospitals

By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Health chiefs in Cheshire are eager to get patients treated in the right place and relieve pressure on hospitals.

Key NHS figures from across the county spoke out about the challenges they face and their ambitions at a Cheshire East Council meeting.

March 8, 2020
Cheshire folk needed for Keele research project into knee pain

Cheshire folk needed for Keele research project into knee pain

A new clinical trial is looking for people in Cheshire with osteoarthritis to take part in a £1.6 million investigation.

The project aims to find out if an appropriate knee brace could help reduce pain and be good value for money for the NHS.

February 6, 2020
Audlem St James first school in Cheshire to earn NHS Gold Award

Audlem St James first school in Cheshire to earn NHS Gold Award

Audlem St James Primary School has become the first school in Cheshire to successfully achieve an NHS Gold Self Care Award.

The award is part of a programme by NHS Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to promote the benefits of self care in local communities.

December 11, 2019
Readers’ Letters: Public services in Nantwich need support

Readers’ Letters: Public services in Nantwich need support

Dear Editor
I want to write a short letter in favour of public services in my area.
All my life I have lived around Nantwich.

November 29, 2019
Wrenbury community project wins NHS silver self care award

Wrenbury community project wins NHS silver self care award

A Wrenbury community project “Immunisation and why we have it” has won an NHS Silver Self Care Award.

It was a partnership between Wrenbury Primary School, Wrenbury Medical Practice and Wrenbury Nursing Home.

November 21, 2019
South Cheshire patients boosted by £2.5 million digital prescription fund

South Cheshire patients boosted by £2.5 million digital prescription fund

Patients in South Cheshire will benefit from a £2.5 million digital hospital prescription initiative.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & East Cheshire NHS Trust will receive a share of £26 million for digital prescribing systems.

November 4, 2019
NHS social care project in South Cheshire shortlisted for award

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.

August 29, 2019
Disabled NHS staff in Cheshire face more abuse, figures show

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.

August 5, 2019
Reaseheath College chairman awarded honorary graduate by Keele

Reaseheath College chairman awarded honorary graduate by Keele

The chairman of Reaseheath College in Nantwich has been awarded an honorary graduate by Keele University.

David Pearson has more than 40 years’ experience of working in the NHS both locally and internationally.

August 2, 2019
Leighton Hospital trust named in top 40 in UK

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.

August 2, 2019
Midwifery service in South Cheshire goes into administration

Midwifery service in South Cheshire goes into administration

A vital midwifery service for women in South Cheshire is going into administration, it was announced today.

One to One (North West) Limited will end its service on July 31 – eight months earlier than its initial contract was due to expire on March 31 2020.

July 29, 2019
Cheshire health leaders call for public views on CCG merger plans

Cheshire health leaders call for public views on CCG merger plans

Health leaders in Cheshire want people to air their views on plans to merge four Clinical Commissioning Groups into one.

The proposals aim to improve how CCGs work in buying health services available to people across the county, and to make the best use of money available to the local NHS.

June 6, 2019
Almost 10,000 diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in South Cheshire

Almost 10,000 diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in South Cheshire

Almost 10,000 people in South Cheshire were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes last year, health chiefs have revealed.

Now doctors are urging people to make urgent lifestyle changes or face risking life-threatening health problems.

April 5, 2019