Two local Christie cancer patients are among hundreds who have collectively saved more than 1.7 million miles of travelling.
Philip Harris, from Nantwich, and Christine Heath, of Wybunbury, are two of many benefiting from a network of local cancer centres and treatment at home developed by The Christie.
Leighton Hospital’s Frail Elderly Assessment Unit (FEAU) has celebrated its first year since opening, marking a significant milestone for the teams involved.
The unit opened in April 2023 and is focussed on preventing hospital admission by supporting local communities’ most vulnerable patients to get better.
Doctors and nurses at St Luke’s Hospice in Cheshire are appealing for donations to fund equipment including a “cuddle bed” to bring comfort to patients this Christmas.
Staff have compiled a Christmas Wishlist of items which they would like to fund ranging from rise and recline chairs, wheelchairs and standing aids.
A new report sets out NHS Cheshire and Merseyside’s plan for improving access to GPs across South Cheshire.
Regional health chiefs want to make it easier and simpler for patients to access the care they need.
A Nantwich man is one of the first cancer patients to benefit from a new holistic myeloma clinic launched for older patients at The Christie Macclesfield.
Steve Golby, 68, is being treated by the myeloma team at The Christie alongside the new specialist service from the Senior Adult Oncology Team which assess and supports older patients with complex needs undergoing chemotherapy.
People in South Cheshire are being urged to become a lifesaver – by registering as an NHS organ donor.
NHS Blood and Transplant, which oversees organ donation in the UK, is calling on everyone in the county to add their name and decision to the register.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Leighton Hospital beds are being taken up by medically-fit patients who can’t be discharged because of the lack of care workers to look after them in the community.
Cheshire East Cllr Brendan Murphy said there were lots of reports of people in hospital who didn’t need to be there.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire’s emergency health and care system is under huge pressure and a plan is being drawn up to help cope with the coming winter as hospital targets are missed.
And bosses say A&E at hospitals like Leighton are failing to meet ambulance handover times due to lack of community care for patients who could be discharged.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
The number of Covid-19 patients in Cheshire’s hospitals continues to fall, according to the latest NHS England data.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals Trust was caring for 44 coronavirus patients in Leighton Hospital as of Tuesday (March 9).
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Cheshire’S NHS Trusts are treating nearly 70% fewer Covid-19 patients than they were a month ago, new data reveals.
NHS England data shows that, on March 2, 25 patients were being treated in East Cheshire Trust beds, 44 in The Countess of Chester Trust, and 66 in Mid Cheshire Trust facilities.
Parking charges for most patients and visitors to Leighton Hospital will be reinstated this Saturday August 1 following their temporary suspension during the coronavirus pandemic.
A physiotherapy team in Cheshire has helped more than 3,000 patients to continue with rehabilitation during lockdown.
The Clinical Specialist Physiotherapy team at Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP) has been using video calling software, telephone and online courses to continue seeing and treating patients.
Patients at Leighton Hospital who have been treated for COVID-19 are playing a vital role in research into the virus.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is involved in five national and international research studies looking into COVID-19 treatments.
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