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News and Events

Read all the news from East Cheshire NHS Trust and find out about the events we run and how you can get involved.

Welcome to our News and Events page.

Here you can read all the news from East Cheshire NHS Trust and find out about the events we run and how you can get involved.

Dad set to run a half marathon in support of Macclesfield Hospital

Local dad, Stewart Bothamley, is set to take on the Manchester Half Marathon as a thank you for the care his son received at Macclesfield Hospital.

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Splash of Pink Ball raises over £23,600 for breast care unit

Local businesses and the community joined up to splash out in support of Macclesfield Hospital.

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East Cheshire NHS Charity named as finalist for North Cheshire Business Awards

East Cheshire NHS Charity is delighted to reveal it has been named as a finalist at this year’s prestigious North Cheshire Business Awards.

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East Cheshire NHS Trust Non-Executive Director Anya Ahmed elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences

East Cheshire NHS Trust Non-Executive Director, Anya Ahmed is among 47 leading social scientists to be elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences.

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Severe disruption expected as junior doctors and consultants continue with joint strike action in October

Unions have announced that junior doctors and consultants in England will continue to take joint strike action at the start of October.

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Text message contact to reduce patient waiting times

East Cheshire NHS Trust has begun using SMS text messages to contact patients waiting for treatment and enabling them to make choices about the care they need.

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Funding plans approved for a £5million community diagnostics centre at Congleton War Memorial Hospital

A new ‘one stop shop’ offering NHS diagnostic tests, scans and checks closer to home is to be opened at Congleton War Memorial Hospital next year. This move follows news that East Cheshire NHS Trust has been awarded £5million from the NHS England community diagnostics programme fund to re-engineer and expand an existing facility owned by the Trust on the Congleton War Memorial Hospital site.

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Significant disruption lies ahead with first-ever joint strikes for junior doctors and consultants

Unions have announced that junior doctors and consultants in England will take joint strike action for the first time later this month.

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East Cheshire NHS Trust receives praise for A&E care in annual survey

East Cheshire NHS Trust is delighted to be ranked within the top five Trusts in the North West of England region in the 2022 Care Quality Commission (CQC) Urgent and Emergency Care Patient Survey.

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East Cheshire NHS Trust in collaboration with Mid Cheshire Hospitals Foundation Trust and the Countess of Chester Foundation Trust shortlisted for the 2023 Health Service Journal Awards


East Cheshire NHS Trust is delighted to announce that our ‘Diverse Voices in Leadership’ submission has been shortlisted for the NHS Race Equality Award at the HSJ Awards, recognising an outstanding contribution to healthcare and securing a place at the prestigious awards ceremony later this year.

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Macclesfield Hotel Shrigley Hall fundraising success for East Cheshire NHS Charity

Shrigley Hall Hotel and Spa announced in April that they will be partnering with East Cheshire NHS Charity over the next year and so far the team has raised over £1000 for the local NHS Charity. 

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Staff at East Cheshire NHS Trust celebrate 1000 years combined service with special awards

A special celebratory event was held at Macclesfield Hospital last week for staff who have completed over 20 years of continuous service to East Cheshire NHS Trust.

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