Sep07
Our 2023 Annual Members Meeting was held on Wednesday, September 27th 2023 from 4.30pm - 6.00pm via Microsoft Teams.
This meeting was held in public and all were welcome to attend. It looked back at the past year and how we will be looking to the future.
You can find an agenda for this meeting here.
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Aug18
On Friday, 18th August 2023, Dr Nigel Scawn, Medical Director, gave a statement to the media. You can read the statement here:
I speak for the whole Trust when I say how deeply saddened and appalled we are at Lucy Letby’s crimes. We are extremely sorry that these crimes were committed at our hospital and our thoughts continue to be with all the families and loved ones of the babies who came to harm or died.
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Aug08
From 7am on Monday, October 2, hospital consultants and junior doctors will begin a three-day strike until 7am on Thursday, October 5, and The Society of Radiographers will join them from 8am on Tuesday, October 3 until 8am on Wednesday, October 4.
NHS Trusts across Cheshire and Merseyside, including The Countess of Chester Hospital, are set to be impacted - with service disruption highly likely.
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Jul03
5 July 2023 marks 75 years since the National Health Service was founded.
The NHS has touched the lives of everyone, treating millions of people every day since its inception in 1948 as the first universally free health system to be available to all.
Over the years the NHS has always evolved and adapted to meet the needs of each successive generation, delivering incredible medical advances and overcoming huge challenges along the way.
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Sep27
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been recognised as one of the top-performing Trusts in England for children’s patient experience, ranking 9th out of the 54 organisations that took part in the 2024 Children and Young Person National CQC Survey.
Conducted by Picker on behalf of the Care Quality Commission (CQC), this survey is a key part of the NHS Patient Survey Programme, designed to benchmark Trusts across the country and drive continual improvement in care standards.
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Sep09
The death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: A statement from Ian Haythornthwaite, Chair and Dr Susan Gilby, Chief Executive of the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
“We are deeply sorry to hear about the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We offer our deepest condolences to the Royal Family on behalf of everyone at the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
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Sep02
Olympic gold medal cyclist Chris Boardman, MBE, has opened a new cycle storage unit for Countess of Chester Hospital staff as the Trust launched its sustainable travel strategy.
Boardman, who is currently leading government body Active Travel England to create safer streets for cycling and walking, cut the ribbon on the new secure space for staff to lock up their bikes complete with adjacent changing facilities to use before and after travelling to work.
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Aug24
The Lord Mayor of Chester, Councillor John Leather, has opened a new Health and Wellbeing Garden for Countess of Chester Hospital staff.
The new garden has been designed for doctors, nurses, physios, pharmacists, porters and all other hospital staff to use for rest and relaxation in all weathers, with raised planting areas, covered seating spaces and decorative artwork celebrating the NHS’ impact during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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