Mar05
We were pleased to welcome ITV Granada to our hospital last week, as they filmed a news bulletin in our Endoscopy department, highlighting the importance of bowel cancer screening.
Consultant colorectal surgeon Dr Dale Vimalachandran spoke on the Granada Reports bulletin which aired last week, about the fact that bowel cancer is the North West's second biggest cause of cancer death.
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Feb22
People across Cheshire and Merseyside are being urged to use NHS 111 for all non-emergency healthcare needs ahead of industrial action by junior doctors.
This week there will be a further period of industrial action undertaken by junior doctors. The BMA industrial action will take place from 7am Saturday 24 February until 11.
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Feb09
CQC Inspection Team highlights improvements needed at Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – but recognises progress being made by staff, as ‘caring’ remains consistently good across the board
The Care Quality Commission have rated the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as ‘requiring improvement’ following a series of unannounced visits in October and November 2023, but have also highlighted a number of areas where real progress is being made in improving care for patients.
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Feb08
Mums who gave birth at the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (COCHFT) last year have praised staff for ‘being there for them if help was needed during labour and birth’, a national maternity survey has revealed.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has today released its annual National Maternity Survey findings for 2023, which show overall that patients at the Countess of Chester Hospital were positive about their maternity care, with improvements in a number of areas compared to the previous year.
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Feb05
February 4 was World Cancer Day, and to mark this occasion, our Women’s Staff Network asked the Trust to commit to signing up to the ‘Time to Test’ campaign, which is an initiative set up by UK charity Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust that's designed to raise awareness of cervical cancer prevention in the workplace.
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Feb05
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's pioneering Hospital at Home service made regional headlines recently, as a patient told of how being treated at home helped to alleviate his health anxiety.
West Cheshire was one of the first areas to set up a Hospital at Home service, which enables patients to receive hospital-quality care from the comfort of their own homes.
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Feb05
A new service that supports getting medically fit people in Cheshire West and Chester out of hospital and back home has officially launched at the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Whilst a patient may be medically fit to leave hospital, it is often necessary for their homes to be adapted to ensure all their needs are cared for, and in Cheshire West and Chester, where there is an ageing population, demand for such adjustments is amplified.
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Feb02
Published: 2 February 2024
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is lifting temporary visiting restrictions at both the Countess of Chester and Ellesmere Port hospitals with immediate effect following a drop in flu cases in the local community.
The difficult but necessary decision to pause visitation was prompted by a significant and rapid increase in patients attending the Emergency Department (A&E) and testing positive for influenza.
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