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A special tree planting ceremony has taken place at Congleton War Memorial Hospital, which is part of East Cheshire NHS Trust.

Three flowering Cherry Trees were planted in the grounds of the hospital which will form part of the UK-wide Queen’s Green Canopy to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. Congleton Town Council is planting 70 flowering Cherry Trees – one for each year of the Queen’s reign – which are being planted across the town by the voluntary group ‘Trees for Congleton.’

A commemorative tree has been planted in the grounds of Macclesfield Hospital as a special gift from Macclesfield Town Council to say thank you for the trust's hard work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

East Cheshire NHS Trust staff nurse, Tara Richardson has taken things up a gear after being selected as a finalist in the prestigious Formula Woman competition.

Tara, who works on a cardiology ward at Macclesfield Hospital faced strong competition to secure her position, beating more than 800 applicants from 28 different countries to make it through to the final 50.

As part of the Greater Manchester response to the national Level 4 Covid-19 alert, the trust has benefitted from the support of 11 military personnel from the 1st Battalion Scots Guards this week. To assist staff with front line services, the soldiers have been undertaking a range of duties including collection of medication and equipment, transporting patients, helping at patient mealtimes, administrative tasks, talking to patients, answering ward telephones and making staff drinks.

East Cheshire NHS Trust has been rated as ‘better than expected’ for the experiences of children and young people aged eight to 15 in the latest CQC survey published on December 9th 2021. Children and young people in this age group answered positively across the entire survey and placed the Trust above the national average.

As part of a plan to reduce carbon emissions at East Cheshire NHS Trust, four electric car charging points have been installed in the patients and visitors car park which is located by the main entrance of Macclesfield Hospital.

Building on the success of patient passports which are embedded across the trust to support patients with learning disabilities, autism and dementia, the trust will be rolling out the new Cheshire and Merseyside carers passport scheme to coincide with Carer’s Rights Day on the 25th November 2021.

After 18 years of providing cancer support to the population of East Cheshire, the services currently provided at the Macmillan Cancer Resource Centre within Macclesfield Hospital will be delivered from the new Christie at Macclesfield cancer centre from Monday December 13th.

A staff nurse from East Cheshire NHS Trust is balancing routine observations with racing cars as she prepares to compete in this year’s Formula Woman competition to find the 'next female racing driver'.