New scanner for hospital
MACCLESFIELD Hospital celebrated the arrival of a powerful state of the art 64 slice GE Lightspeed VCT scanner with an open day for staff, patients and the public. The state-of...
Lesson in transplants
PUPILS at Cheadle Hulme Junior School performed pretend ‘heart surgery’ thanks to the efforts of Dr Julian Barker, Consultant Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist at the University Hospital...
Lipomodelling helps you rebuild
A NEW surgical procedure that could transform the lives of breast cancer patients has been unveiled at Macclesfield District General Hospital. The new technique, called lipomodelli...
Local charity gets royal recognition
CHESHIRE Charity david lewis has won royal recognition for its work with people with severe epilepsy and complex conditions. The charity received a special invitation from the Lord...
Alzheimer’s boost
IT was hard hats-off to the Alzheimer’s Society as a cheque for £1,400 was presented to the charity. The money was raised by all three representatives at this year’s Cheshire Build...
New East Cheshire NHS Trust website for local people
PEOPLE in East Cheshire can now find out more about their local NHS through the new look website. East Cheshire NHS Trust has launched the d new website, which is powered by Siteki...
Care Nursing awards
CARE Nursing held an awards ceremony to present its newly qualified carers with their certificates and badges. The carers worked very hard to achieve their NVQ level 3 and 2 qualif...
Terry joins team
TERRY Jennings has joined the Macclesfield team of athome care provider Home Instead as Community Support Representative. She previously worked for Cheshire East and Cheshire Count...
Excellent ratings for Trust in national survey
A NATIONAL survey has praised East Cheshire NHS Trust for the ‘excellent’ quality of its food as well as the environment and patient privacy and dignity. The National Patient Safet...
Mind body and spirit catered for at Knutsford workshop event
A SPECIAL “Mind Body Spirit” event is taking place in Cheshire in August with a packed programme of workshops, talks and demonstrations. The two-day event at Knustford Civic Centre...
Midwife Elaine celebrates as she scoops top award
MACCLESFIELD Midwife Elaine Alston is celebrating after receiving national recognition for her work and dedication. Elaine, who works at Macclesfield District General, has been nam...
Infection rates fall at East Cheshire
THE rate of infection at East Cheshire NHS Trust continues to fall. MRSA figures for the year end were down 30% year on year. But trust chiefs say they are not complacent and are c...
A long haul for charity
VOLUNTEERS at Boots in the Grosvenor Centre, Macclesfield, cycled the equivalent of the distance from Land’s End to John O’Groats, some 874 miles, to raise money for Breast Cancer ...
Early morning networkers raise £5,000
MEMBERS of Macclesfield (Silk) BNI kicked off a fundraising weekend for charity with a disco and auction and ended it pounding the streets of Manchester. Their efforts in the Great...
Ryan scores with visit to hospice
LIKE some of his passes on the football field a surprise visit to East Cheshire Hospice by its patron Ryan Giggs couldn’t have been better timed! To everyone’s delight, Manchester ...
Support group boosted by ‘grand’ fundraiser
PEOPLE in East Cheshire who are affected by hepatitis B and C will benefit thanks to a fundraising evening that raised £1,000 for Macclesfield Hospital’s hepatitis support group. H...
Health Matters
EAST Cheshire NHS Trust has organised a series of lectures for members of the public, patients, carers and staff, aimed at improving their knowledge on hot health topics and are fr...
Mayor leads the way for charity
THE Mayor of Cheshire East took a lead role in a special doggie drive to raise cash for charity. Around 60 pet pooches and their owners rallied round and almost £4,000 was raised i...
Girls raise £3,300 for charity
ALDERLY Edge School for Girls handed over a cheque for more than £3,300 to the Rotary Club of Alderley Edge and Bollin Valley after a massive fundraising drive involving every memb...
St Ann’s Hospice names new chief exec
ST ANN’S Hospice has named Jayne Bessant as its new Chief Executive. Jayne will start her new role on 5 July 2010 following the retirement of out-going Chief Executive Terry McDonn...
