Patients & Visitors

General leaflets

These leaflets are to be used to support the information and advice provided by health professionals and are not intended as a self-help guide.

Please click on the links on the right hand menu to download general patient information leaflets at East Cheshire NHS Trust.

NHS Direct is also a good source of patient information. Visit the website or phone 0845 4647 for details.

Our patient information guide contains useful information about visiting Macclesfield District General Hospital as a patient or visitor. It contains information to help your visit here easier about the following: travel and parking, inpatient and outpatient, day surgery, Endoscopy and Treatment Unit, MRSA Screening, hand washing facilities, spiritual needs, shops and catering, help to stop smoking and bedside TV.

Patient information leaflets

Comments, compliments or complaints

We welcome any suggestions you have about the quality of our care and our services.

Contact us

Freephone: 0800 1613997
Phone: 01625 661449
Textphone: 01625 663723
Customer Care, Reception, Macclesfield District General Hospital, Victoria Road, SK10 3BL

Email: ecn-tr.CustomerCareService@nhs.net

For large print, audio, braille version or translation of a leaflet contact Patient and Public Involvement on 01625 661254 or email ecn-tr.YourVoice@nhs.net

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Downloads

Questions to Ask Easy Read.pdf (0.54 MB)

Questions to Ask.pdf (0.08 MB)

After Skin Surgery.pdf (0.11 MB)

Allergic reactions - mild.pdf (0.14 MB)

Alcohol Facts.pdf (1.93 MB)

Antibiotics.pdf (0.15 MB)

Anticoagulant clinic.pdf (0.70 MB)

Basic Healthy Eating and Diabetes.pdf (0.54 MB)

Being involved in your relatives care in hospital.pdf (0.27 MB)

Blood Clot Leaflet.pdf (2.71 MB)

Brain Stem Death.pdf (0.16 MB)

cancer clinical trials.pdf (0.09 MB)

Cancer - counselling support.pdf (0.17 MB)

Cancer Clinical Trials.pdf (0.19 MB)

Care of skin after cryotherapy.pdf (0.03 MB)

Care of skin after incisional or punch biopsy.pdf (0.03 MB)

Care of the skin after excision biopsy.pdf (0.03 MB)

Care of wounds after shave excision or curettage and cautery.pdf (0.03 MB)

cellulitis.pdf (1.10 MB)

chaplaincy and spiritual.pdf (0.20 MB)

Having your chemotherapy At East Cheshire NHS Trust.pdf (0.10 MB)

Chemotherapy Records.pdf (0.22 MB)

Christie hospital visiting.pdf (2.35 MB)

Chronic Pain Managment Service.pdf (0.04 MB)

Clinical governance.pdf (0.18 MB)

community occupational therapy referrers.pdf (0.14 MB)

community occupational therapy.pdf (0.07 MB)

Community Rehabilitation Team.pdf (0.10 MB)

complaints and compliments for children and young people.pdf (0.11 MB)

consent - its your decision.pdf (0.11 MB)

Cold Point cautery.pdf (0.03 MB)

Coping with hair loss.pdf (0.16 MB)

Consent for Post Mortem 2013.pdf (0.20 MB)

Customer Care Service 10826.pdf (0.30 MB)

CT scan and metformin therapy.pdf (0.03 MB)

Day Case Unit.pdf (0.08 MB)

Decisions about CPR.pdf (0.19 MB)

information for deaf and hard of hearing patients 11010.pdf (0.18 MB)

Deep Vein Thrombosis.pdf (0.12 MB)

Disability welcome.pdf (0.05 MB)

discharge lounge.pdf (0.03 MB)

DVT follow up.pdf (0.14 MB)

DVT.pdf (0.15 MB)

ETU information after a procedure.pdf (0.13 MB)

falls prevention keeping bones healthy.pdf (10.24 MB)

Finding an advocate for your patient.pdf (0.03 MB)

Going home Rapid Discharge Pathway.pdf (0.05 MB)

Goal_setting_post_stroke ward_11.pdf (0.16 MB)

having a bone marrow biopsy.pdf (0.05 MB)

helping to stop falls in hospital.pdf (0.03 MB)

HITS IV cannula.pdf (0.13 MB)

Hospital Pharmacist.pdf (0.12 MB)

Hollins View.pdf (0.51 MB)

Hypnotherapy at Cancer Unit.pdf (0.16 MB)

Improve Sleep.pdf (0.21 MB)

Advice on Indwelling Catheter.pdf (0.28 MB)

Introducing the interemediate care service.pdf (0.04 MB)

intermediate care services referrers.pdf (0.19 MB)

information for people with cancer free NHS prescriptions 11148.pdf (0.18 MB)

Ketoacidosis guide.pdf (0.35 MB)

Local steroid injection for arthritis.pdf (0.13 MB)

losing a loved one.pdf (0.06 MB)

Make up advice for cancer patients.pdf (0.04 MB)

The Macmillan Cancer Resource Centre.pdf (0.18 MB)

The Macmillan Lung Cancer Specialist Nursing Service.pdf (0.03 MB)

Macmillan Nursing Service.pdf (0.18 MB)

Macmillan specialist palliative care nursing team.pdf (0.16 MB)

Managing Flare ups.pdf (0.18 MB)

Managing your Hypos.pdf (0.44 MB)

medical admissions unit 11085.pdf (0.08 MB)

medical assessment unit.pdf (0.08 MB)

moving wards.pdf (0.03 MB)

MRSA -Easy Read.pdf (20.62 MB)

national cancer patient experience survey 2010.pdf (0.13 MB)

MRI Scan.pdf (0.09 MB)

National A and E survey.pdf (0.16 MB)

New rheumatology drug treatment.pdf (0.03 MB)

occupational therapy rheumatology service.pdf (0.03 MB)

Occupational theraphy training.pdf (0.28 MB)

Occupational therapy splint information.pdf (0.15 MB)

Occupational therapy ward 10.pdf (0.15 MB)

Occupational therapy ward 11.pdf (0.16 MB)

Occupational therapy med and surgery.pdf (0.15 MB)

The Orthotic Clinic.pdf (0.15 MB)

paracetemol easy read .pdf (0.28 MB)

patient information on internet 11129.pdf (0.08 MB)

patient information guide 2011.pdf (0.08 MB)

Patient information leaflet review form.pdf (0.03 MB)

Patient rest period.pdf (1.19 MB)

Pelvic floor exercises.pdf (0.18 MB)

People you will meet on ward 11.pdf (0.16 MB)

Personal information and access to health records.pdf (0.17 MB)

Physiotherapy 2010.pdf (0.04 MB)

Positive_Result_chlamydia_east1.pdf (0.05 MB)

Positive_Result_leaflet_Central.pdf (0.05 MB)

planning your discharge.pdf (0.05 MB)

Planning your discharge.pdf (0.16 MB)

Plaster of paris.pdf (0.15 MB)

Prevention pressure ulcers carers guide.pdf (0.29 MB)

Prevention pressure ulcers maternity.pdf (0.24 MB)

Prevention pressure ulcers seating guide.pdf (0.27 MB)

privacy and dignity.pdf (0.07 MB)

Prostate Biopsy.pdf (0.04 MB)

Puree diet advice.pdf (0.05 MB)

Reducing the Risk of Lymphodoema after Breast Surgery.pdf (0.18 MB)

Rheumatology Telephone Advice Line.pdf (0.08 MB)

Soft tissue injury.pdf (0.15 MB)

Steroid Injections MCATS.pdf (0.11 MB)

Syringe_Driver_Leaflet.pdf (0.03 MB)

timely access to services at east cheshire.pdf (0.04 MB)

Tracheostomy on Critical Care Unit.pdf (0.48 MB)

Preparation surgery -surgical admissions lounge.pdf (0.19 MB)

radiology.pdf (0.12 MB)

Research an Introductory Guide.pdf (0.16 MB)

Skin care patients with chronic oedema.pdf (0.19 MB)

rapid discharge full july 12.pdf (0.34 MB)

rheumatology advice line.pdf (0.03 MB)

Scalp cooling.pdf (0.05 MB)

Skin Cancer MDT 11178.pdf (0.18 MB)

Snip excision.pdf (0.03 MB)

soft moist diet advice.pdf (0.05 MB)

supporting and protecting adults from harm.pdf (0.03 MB)

safeguarding vunerable adults.pdf (0.03 MB)

Slips trips and falls.pdf (0.30 MB)

soft mashed diet advice.pdf (0.05 MB)

The_surgical_care_practitioner.pdf (0.07 MB)

TENS machine.pdf (0.09 MB)

Warts-treatment with liquid nitrogen.pdf (0.04 MB)

Welcome to Aston Unit.pdf (0.09 MB)

Welcome to intermediate care.pdf (0.18 MB)

Welcome to Ward 4.pdf (0.16 MB)

welcome to langley unit.pdf (0.07 MB)

Welcome to ward 7.pdf (0.16 MB)

Welcome to ward 11.pdf (0.16 MB)

What to do after a death.pdf (0.56 MB)

What to expect in last days of life.pdf (0.06 MB)

X Ray at East Cheshire NHS Trust 11513.pdf (0.13 MB)

Your discharge from hospital.pdf (0.04 MB)

Your information what you need to know.pdf (0.04 MB)

Your Health Visiting Service.pdf (0.06 MB)

24 hour urine collection.pdf (0.04 MB)