Joint Statement: Hospital at Home Service
Joint statement from NHS West Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group and the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: NHS West Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group and the Countess of...
View ArticleCare Quality Commission rate Trust as ‘good’
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has achieved a ‘good’ rating from the Care Quality Commission following an inspection of services in February this year. The report, published on...
View ArticleKate's Corner
A next-step-home facility called Kate’s Corner has been launched at Ellesmere Port Hospital in partnership with NHS Property Services. The room, which is effectively a small apartment within the...
View ArticleInformation about neonatal services at The Countess
We are temporarily changing the admission arrangements for our neonatal unit to focus predominantly on lower risk babies, who are born after 32 weeks. This decision is being taken with the support of...
View ArticleRenaming of wards at our Ellesmere Port Site
As of 1 August 2016 Ellesmere Port Hospital will be changing the names of their wards as follows: • Ruby and Diamond ward will be collectively known as Bluebell Unit • Emerald ward will become Poppy...
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Countess celebrates foundation doctors
The Countess of Chester Hospital has been celebrating its foundation doctors this week as a number of them prepare to move on to pastures new. The Trust’s Medical Education team held its fourth annual...
View ArticleCouncil of Governors - Notice of Election
Would you like to become more involved at The Countess of Chester Hospital? If so, why not think about becoming a Governor? The election process for new governors has started and nominations are...
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Caring for You Charter
The Countess of Chester Hospital has signed up to the Royal College of Midwives’ Caring for You Charter. Head of Midwifery Julie Fogarty and RCM Steward Debbie Stowell-Smith signed the charter, which...
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Artist donates work to Ellesmere Port Hospital
A local artist has donated several pieces of her work to Ellesmere Port Hospital to go in the new Kate’s Corner and Memory Lane facilities. Christine Cook, who used to volunteer at the hospital,...
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Countess workplace workout
Staff at the Countess of Chester Hospital have been channelling the spirit of the Rio 2016 Olympics by showcasing exercises people can do anywhere. During the Games it can be easy to find inspiration...
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Health for Life
Health chiefs officially marked the launch of the Health for Life programme, by rolling up their sleeves and getting stuck in. On Thursday 18 August, senior NHS leaders showed their support for the...
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1001 Faces Exhbition
Volunteers from the Countess of Chester Hospital have been featured in Chester Voluntary Action’s (CVA) 1,001 Faces of Volunteering exhibition. (left to right) Anastasia Tilston, artistic director at...
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Memorial Window
An organ donation memorial has been officially opened at the Countess. The multi-coloured Circle of Light window will be a permanent tribute to all patients and families who choose to save others...
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Doting dad pledges support for stroke unit after wedding joy
An Ellesmere Port father is doing a sponsored walk to raise money for the Countess of Chester Hospital after its stroke unit helped him to walk his daughter down the aisle. Paul Holding, 60, is taking...
View ArticlePosition regarding Cheshire and Merseyside Sustainability and Transformation...
Please see below the regional position following media speculation today in regards to the future of our hospitals, in which we clarify there are no current plans to close The Countess. We can confirm...
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Dad of two the face of Countess staff flu campaign
A patient who spent 57 days in a coma after contracting the flu virus is urging the people who cared for him to get the flu jab. Miles Negus, a married father of two, never imagined that his life...
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New Digital ‘Care Record’ Launched Across Cheshire
Patients across Cheshire are some of the first in the country to benefit from the introduction of a new digital ‘Care Record’ which means their health and social care information is shared across...
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Teddy bears
Over 30,000 teddy bears have been given to child patients passing through the Countess of Chester Hospital’s emergency department since 2004. Staff hand out the cute cuddly toys to youngsters to make...
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Hot Reporting Room
A new state-of-the-art Hot Reporting Room has transformed the way the radiology team at the Countess of Chester Hospital is working. The new facility, complete with soundproof divides, carpets and...
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Remembrance Day
A nursing assistant from the Countess of Chester Hospital will be part of the British Army’s parade in Chester on Remembrance Sunday. Alex Western, who started working in the hospital’s emergency...
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