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.
East Cheshire NHS Trust administers its first Covid-19 vaccine
Gordon Samways, who has been a Volunteer at Macclesfield Hospital since 2015, received the Pfizer vaccine this morning at the trust’s vaccination clinic.
East Cheshire NHS Trust welcomes the safe arrival of a New Year’s Day baby girl
Ariana Aurora Serena Chalmers was born at home on 1st January weighing 8lbs 1oz.
East Cheshire NHS Trust receives national recognition for supporting partners to attend scans during the Covid-19 pandemic
The trust was recognised as one of the first organisations to allow partners to attend scans during the pandemic.
The East Cheshire NHS Trust homebirth service has now been fully reinstated
The trust is pleased to announce that our homebirth service has now been fully reinstated for all women of East Cheshire.
East Cheshire NHS Trust launches the 'Virtual Ward'
An innovative new ‘Virtual Ward’ model has been established at East Cheshire NHS Trust to provide added assurance to patients who have tested positive for COVID-19.
East Cheshire NHS Trust receives funding to install a second CT scanner
East Cheshire NHS Trust has installed a second CT scanner in Macclesfield District General Hospital’s radiology department.
East Cheshire NHS Trust continues to support home births on a case by case basis
East Cheshire NHS Trust are pleased to announce they will continue to support women to birth at home on a case by case basis, despite the ongoing COVID-19 challenges to the health service.
Improvement work now complete on Macclesfield District General Hospital’s Outpatients Department
The £900,000 redevelopment project to improve the Outpatients Department at Macclesfield Hospital is now complete.
Update on the COVID-19 situation
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.
Macclesfield District General Hospital introduces the Red Frames Project
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.
East Cheshire NHS Trust encourages patients back to normal services
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.
Page last updated: September 2020
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