News and Events

Youngsters on the Children’s Ward at Macclesfield Hospital were given a surprise Christmas visit from staff at Macclesfield FC Community Sports Trust over the festive period.

The Children’s Ward at Macclesfield Hospital will benefit from over £1,400 thanks to the efforts of two grateful parents.

With the festive season just around the corner, East Cheshire NHS Charity is appealing to its local community to help them spread some festive cheer by making a donation to their Priority Appeal.

Gena Moors, former patient of Macclesfield Hospital, recently visited the breast care unit to donate the £24,000 she raised as a thank you for the care she received.

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

East Cheshire NHS Charity, formerly known as ECHO, is delighted to announce its new look and website.

Work is due to commence this week on a new Learning and Development Centre for Trust staff and learners in the former NHS Cheshire CCG (Clinical Commissioning Group) offices based in New Alderley House, Macclesfield Hospital.

Unions have announced a five-day walkout of junior doctors from 7am on Thursday, 13th July until 7am on Tuesday, 18th July.This action will be quickly followed by a 48-hour strike by hospital consultants from 7am on Thursday, 20th July to 7am on Saturday, 22nd July.

On Wednesday 5th July, staff, patients and visitors came together to celebrate this historic milestone, with a series of community and staff engagement events throughout the day.

On Wednesday 5 July, the NHS is turning 75! Providers and partners nationally will be celebrating by showcasing the best of the NHS and encouraging as many people as possible to join in with NHS@75 activities.

East Cheshire NHS Trust has received funding from the Cheshire and Merseyside Endoscopy network to implement a new quality improvement initiative for patients who are booked in for endoscopy treatments at Macclesfield Hospital.

Staff from East Cheshire NHS Trust have welcomed the arrival of a brand-new mobile breast screening unit after the government pledged an additional £10 million to provide 29 new NHS mobile breast cancer screening units to areas where they are most needed.