East Cheshire NHS Trust

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East Cheshire NHS Trust
Type NHS hospital trust
Hospitals Macclesfield District General Hospital
ChairAislinn O'Dwyer
Chief executiveGed Murphy [1]
Staff2,500
Website www.eastcheshire.nhs.uk OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

East Cheshire NHS Trust runs Congleton War Memorial Hospital, Knutsford and District Community Hospital and Macclesfield District General Hospital, [2] in Cheshire, England. It provides both acute hospital services and community services has been rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with the most recent inspection outcome announced in 2019.

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Macclesfield District General Hospital was purpose built in the early 1980s replacing a much older traditional infirmary. Congleton War Memorial Hospital opened in 1924, paid for by public subscription after years of fundraising by local people as a memorial to those who died in the first world war.

In April 2012 it made an unsuccessful bid to become an NHS Foundation Trust. [3]

Four-hour target in the emergency department quarterly figures from NHS England Data from https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/ East Cheshire NHS Trust A&E performance 2005-18.png
Four-hour target in the emergency department quarterly figures from NHS England Data from https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/

The Casualty Department in Macclesfield has been under threat for some years, but in August 2013 it was said to be under no immediate threat. [4]

The Trust had a contract with Arvato services for human resource services. 60 of the trust's staff were transferred to Arvato in 2013. [5] In May 2016 Arvato said the contract was no longer commercially viable, demanding £2.4 million a year (more than double the contract price of £1.1 million a year) to continue after the end of the contractual period in April 2017. The contract is to be brought back in-house. [6]

The Trust gained a contract for sexual health services when Cheshire West and Chester Council decided to transfer it from Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in December 2014. [7]

It spent £1.7 million on agency staff in 2014/5. [8] In February 2016 it was expecting a deficit of £18.3 million for the year 2015/6. [9]

In July 2016 the board announced that it no longer believed the organisation is sustainable in its current form, forecasting a deficit in 2016/7 of £20m. [10]

The sustainability and transformation plan for Merseyside and Cheshire proposed to downgrade the emergency department at Macclesfield District General Hospital to a minor injuries and illnesses unit, [11] but within a fortnight, after widespread opposition it was altered to read "“The clear view is that the best model of care will include an A&E department at Macclesfield staffed by hospital doctors and clinicians.” [12]

It is planning a joint electronic patient record system with Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust using Meditech's Expanse, which is cloud based and should operate from 2024. [13]

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  1. ↑ "MP's welcome for 'positive news' at Macclesfield hospital". Congleton Chronicle . 31 August 2023. p. 10.
  2. ↑ "Health workers head towards MP awards". Congleton Chronicle . 26 September 2024. p. 10.
  3. ↑ "Commissioners back trust's FT bid despite previous concerns". Health Service Journal. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Review will pose no threat to A&E". Macclesfield Express. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "How to achieve a 'one team' culture despite outsourcing". Health Service Journal. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Lintern, Shaun (31 May 2016). "Trust takes 'unviable' HR service back in-house". Health Service Journal. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Chester doctors go to war with council over sexual health". Chester Chronicle. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Agency spending: the real picture". Health Service Journal. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "One in four trusts plunge deeper into the red". Health Service Journal. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "North West trust 'not sustainable' in current form". Health Service Journal. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "Leaked STP document reveals A&E downgrade plans". Health Service Journal. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "Cheshire backtracks on potential A&E downgrade". Health Service Journal. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  13. ↑ "East Cheshire and Mid Cheshire to launch joint EPR in 2024". Digital Health. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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