Mercedes-Benz dealership group, LSH Auto, has revealed it has successfully trained a further 23 of its colleagues as Mental Health First Aiders across the North-west and West Midlands. Ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week, which runs from the 9th to the 15th May, the LSH Auto has revealed it has … [Read more...]
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Senior promotion announced at Wilmslow fitness brand
Wilmslow headquartered health club brand, Total Fitness, has announced the promotion of Tom Rayner to Corporate Development Director. Rayner will take up the newly-created role to oversee corporate strategy at the health club chain which operates 15 sites in the North of England and Wales. His … [Read more...]
Gold Award for Cheshire East healthcare app
Cheshire East Council's online healthcare and wellbeing system, available through the NHS app, has been recognised at the iESE Public Sector Transformation Awards 2022. The MyCareView healthcare app received a Gold Award for ‘Best Use of Digital and Technology’ at the awards for public sector … [Read more...]
Have your say about your local health services
East Cheshire NHS Trust and Stockport NHS Foundation Trust are working alongside the NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups the area to understand how some health and care services could be improved and sustained in the future. A six-week listening exercise was launched on Monday, 21st February 2022, … [Read more...]
East Cheshire NHS Trust performs strongly in young people’s patient survey
East Cheshire NHS Trust, which operates Macclesfield Hospital and other local NHS services, has secured an above average rating for its care of children and young people following a patient experience survey. The trust has been rated 'better than expected' for the experiences of those aged eight … [Read more...]
Cheshire and Merseyside public health leads issue joint statement on Omicron variant
Directors of Public Health from across Cheshire and Merseyside’s nine local council areas have issued a joint statement to advise businesses and local residents on what the Omicron Covid-19 variant may mean for them. Comments from the region's public health leaders have sought to stress this is … [Read more...]
Cancer services in East Cheshire to move to The Christie at Macclesfield from 13th December
Cancer services offered at Macclesfield Hospital are set to move to a new Christie at Macclesfield cancer centre from Monday 13th December, East Cheshire NHS Trust has confirmed. Services currently provided at the Macmillan Cancer Resource Centre at Macclesfield Hospital will move to the new … [Read more...]
Macclesfield nurse to compete to be next female racing driver
A staff nurse working at Macclesfield Hospital is balancing her work with racing as she prepares to compete in the Formula Woman competition to find the 'next female racing driver.' Tara Richardson (pictured), from Cheshire and who has worked at East Cheshire NHS Trust since qualifying as a nurse … [Read more...]
Director of Public Health urges residents to mask up as Covid-19 rates soar in Cheshire East
Cheshire East Council's Director of Public Health, Dr Matt Tyrer, has urged the borough's residents to keep wearing face masks when indoors with those outside their households as Covid-19 infection rates continue to climb locally. Latest government figures as of 21st October show case rate in the … [Read more...]
Business and political leaders set out five ‘gamechangers’ for levelling up the North
Political and business leaders from across the North of England has set out five ‘gamechanger’ policies that will help the region lead the Fourth Industrial Revolution and allowing government to deliver on its levelling up promise. In a document published by the NP11 group of northern local … [Read more...]
Macclesfield 83-year-old to run two marathons in a week for The Christie
An 83-year-old great-grandad from Macclesfield is running two marathons in just one week to raise funds for The Christie at Macclesfield. Harry Newton (pictured) will run the London Marathon on Sunday 3 October and take part in the Manchester Marathon the following week. Having been treated by … [Read more...]
Alderley Park mass vaccination centre stood down
With over 80% of eligible adults now having received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, the mass vaccination centre at Alderley Park has been stood down from 21st September. During the Phase 2 vaccination campaign spanning the 7 months from February 2021, East Cheshire NHS Trust, which has … [Read more...]