News and Events

As part of the trust’s vision to further integrate primary care and community services, a number of East Cheshire community services have been successfully relocated from Priorsleigh Medical Centre in Poynton to a new, shared workspace at McIlvride Medical practice, also in Poynton. 

East Cheshire NHS Trust has installed a second CT scanner in Macclesfield District General Hospital’s radiology department.

The £900,000 redevelopment project to improve the Outpatients Department at Macclesfield Hospital is now complete.

The trust would like to reassure the public that in line with National Guidance, it has plans in place to respond to a second wave of COVID-19.

This November, we will be rolling out a new initiative called the Red Frames Project, which will see the introduction of 140 brand new, red mobility frames to increase our standards of patient care and significantly contribute towards our prevention and reduction of falls.

It’s now been four months since Ward 5 and the Surgical Daycase Unit re-opened their 'green' elective surgical areas and staff have been successfully admitting patients for elective procedures as normal.

East Cheshire NHS Trust has confirmed that due to ongoing issues around staffing, it must regrettably continue the suspension of its homebirths service. 

East Cheshire NHS Trust is excited to announce the launch of an inclusion wall, an informative and impactful piece of artwork that celebrates all aspects of diversity, equality and inclusion in the trust, in-particular cultural diversity.

East Cheshire NHS Trust is pleased to announce it can now offer virtual consultations to patients who have been identified by their doctor or nurse as suitable for this type of appointment in selected departments.

East Cheshire NHS Trust has introduced three new self check-in kiosks for outpatients at Macclesfield Hospital.

Our orthopaedic surgeon Mr Barnes reached a milestone for the trust yesterday by successfully completing the first total hip replacement day case.