News and Events
News and Events
NHS Choices now translated in other languages
29 September, 2011
Information on NHS services, public health issues and wellbeing advise is now available in multiple languages on NHS Choices.
Following feedback from users and health professionals, information on NHS Choices is now available to users who would like to view the site in alternative languages to English using the translation tool.
Vital Signs 2010-11
28 September, 2011
The NHS Operating Framework sets out a number of measures used by Commissioners and NHS Providers to monitor performance against the key national health priorities. These performance indicators known as ‘Vital Signs’ are ranked into 3 tiers, enabling us to monitor activity and compare performance with the rest of England relating to hospital-associated infections such as MRSA, patient waiting times for non-urgent and urgent treatment such as cancer and accident and emergency services together with immunisation rates to name but a few.
The outturn results for the reporting period ending 2010-11 for the PCT
Looking After Me - Course for Carers
21 September, 2011
Is your health affected?
Would you like to feel more in control?
Then the Looking after Me is for you!
It is a FREE Self - management course (part of the Expert Patients Programme) for adults who care for someone living with a long – term health condition starting soon in YOUR AREA
As its name implies the course is about you looking after your own health needs. The course is run over six weekly half-day sessions (including tea/coffee breaks)
Any Qualified Provider Consultation
21 September, 2011
Consultation on Any Qualified Provider
Why we are consulting?
The Government's white paper for changes to the NHS highlights the importance of patient choice - including more choice of where you are treated.
By October 2011, the Government has asked us to identify three or more community or mental health services to be opened up to "any qualified provider" to offer services.
We want to know which services local people would like to see opened up to wider choice of clinicians.
Annual General Meeting
19 August, 2011
Central and Eastern Cheshire Primary Care Trust are holding their Public Annual General Meeting on:
The Big Health Day
19 August, 2011
Do you have a learning disability or are you a carer for someone who has a learning disability?
Safe and Sustainable - Response to Children's Heart Surgey Consultation
08 August, 2011
People from across the world responded to the Children's Heart Surgery consultation and responses from all areas will be treated equitably as this is a consultation, not a 'vote'. Responses submitted using the consultation response form are currently being robustly analysed by an independent, expert third party and a detailed report highlighting the key issues raised will be published in August for consideration by the Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts. No decisions will be made until all the information and responses received during consultation have been fully considered and the conclusions of ongoing work have been analysed. Safe and Sustainable remains on track to reach a decision later this year.
Amoungst the responses recieved were:
- 51,663 consultation response forms
- 22,119 texts
- 386 letters and e-mails
In addition 23 petitions were received.
Armed Forces Veterans Support Project
08 August, 2011
Central and Eastern Cheshire PCT (CECPCT) intends shortly to commission the above pilot service, for and on behalf of NHS Northwest (covering the North West of England). The aim will be to deliver a signposting facility which will support veterans, and their families, in accessing existing services in areas such as housing; debt management; education etc, and complement the clinical Improved Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services.
South Cheshire Health Question Time Event
29 July, 2011
To share information and engage with people living in Crewe, Nantwich, Sandbach, Middlewich, Alsager and surrounding areas, a Question Time Event was held at The Crosville Club in Crewe on Tuesday 26th July 2011, with a panel of representatives from the South Cheshire Health Clinical Commissioning Group, the Primary Care Trust, the Local Authority and Public Health.
The event aimed to provide local communities with an opportunity to hear from and pose questions to the panel about the latest developments and progress around the proposed changes to the NHS.
South Cheshire Health Question Time Today - 26th July 2011
26 July, 2011
A Question Time event for South Cheshire Health, is being held today, Tuesday 26th July 2011, 1.00pm - 4.00pm at Crosville Club, Chester Road, Crewe.
