East Cheshire NHS Trust
{{Short description|English NHS Trust}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox NHS organisation
| name = East Cheshire NHS Trust
| logo = File:East Cheshire NHS Trust.svg
| start_date = {{Start date|1992|11|4|df=y}}
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| headquarters = Victoria Road, Macclesfield,
SK10 3BL
| region_served = East Cheshire
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| type = NHS hospital trust
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| hospitals = {{Plainlist|
- Macclesfield District General Hospital
- Congleton War Memorial Hospital
- Knutsford & District Community Hospital
}}
| chair = Aislinn O'Dwyer
| chief_exec = Ged Murphy{{Cite news|date= 31 August 2023 |title=MP's welcome for 'positive news' at Macclesfield hospital |page=10|newspaper=Congleton Chronicle}}
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East Cheshire NHS Trust is a NHS trust in Cheshire which runs Macclesfield District General Hospital, Congleton War Memorial Hospital and Knutsford & District Community Hospital.
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.{{cite web|title=East Cheshire NHS Trust - Care Quality Commission|url=https://www.cqc.org.uk/provider/RJN/inspection-summary|publisher=CQC|date=4 October 2019|accessdate=5 April 2025}}
History
The Trust was established in November 1992, becoming operational in April 1993.{{cite web|title=The East Cheshire National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992|url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/2461/made|website=legislation.gov.uk|date=23 October 1992|accessdate=5 April 2025}}
In April 2012, it made an unsuccessful bid to become an NHS foundation trust.{{cite news|title=Commissioners back trust's FT bid despite previous concerns|url=http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/east-cheshire-nhs-trust/commissioners-back-trusts-ft-bid-despite-previous-concerns/5043994.article#.UneW9flT6UM|accessdate=4 November 2013|newspaper=Health Service Journal|date=24 April 2012}}
File:East Cheshire NHS Trust A&E performance 2005-18.png 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.{{cite news|title=Review will pose no threat to A&E|url=http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/local-news/review-pose-no-threat-ae-5720286|accessdate=4 November 2013|newspaper=Macclesfield Express|date=14 August 2013}}
The Trust had a contract with Arvato services for human resource services. 60 of the trust's staff were transferred to Arvato in 2013.{{cite news|title=How to achieve a 'one team' culture despite outsourcing|url=http://www.hsj.co.uk/home/innovation-and-efficiency/how-to-achieve-a-one-team-culture-despite-outsourcing/5086613.article#.VdozPJZIgYA|accessdate=23 August 2015|publisher=Health Service Journal|date=25 June 2015}} 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.{{cite news|last1=Lintern|first1=Shaun|title=Trust takes 'unviable' HR service back in-house|url=http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/providers/east-cheshire-nhs-trust/trust-takes-unviable-hr-service-back-in-house/7005210.article|accessdate=31 July 2016|publisher=Health Service Journal|date=31 May 2016}}
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.{{cite news|title=Chester doctors go to war with council over sexual health|url=http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/news/health/chester-doctors-fear-patients-suffer-8221723|accessdate=13 October 2015|newspaper=Chester Chronicle|date=3 December 2014}}
It spent £1.7 million on agency staff in 2014/5.{{cite news|title=Agency spending: the real picture|url=http://www.hsj.co.uk/hospitaltransformation/workforce/agency-spending-the-real-picture/7000191.article|accessdate=23 December 2015|publisher=Health Service Journal|date=26 November 2015}} In February 2016 it was expecting a deficit of £18.3 million for the year 2015/6.{{cite news|title=One in four trusts plunge deeper into the red|url=http://www.hsj.co.uk/topics/finance-and-efficiency/exclusive-one-in-four-trusts-plunge-deeper-into-the-red/7002724.article|accessdate=22 March 2016|publisher=Health Service Journal|date=25 February 2016}}
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.{{cite news|title=North West trust 'not sustainable' in current form|url=http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/providers/east-cheshire-nhs-trust/north-west-trust-not-sustainable-in-current-form/7009397.article|accessdate=28 July 2016|publisher=Health Service Journal|date=22 July 2016}}
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,{{cite news|title=Leaked STP document reveals A&E downgrade plans|url=https://www.hsj.co.uk/newsletter/sectors/acute-care/leaked-stp-document-reveals-ae-downgrade-plans/7013035.article|accessdate=4 November 2016|publisher=Health Service Journal|date=3 November 2016}} 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."{{cite news|title=Cheshire backtracks on potential A&E downgrade|url=https://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/providers/east-cheshire-nhs-trust/cheshire-backtracks-on-potential-ae-downgrade/7013771.article|accessdate=25 January 2017|publisher=Health Service Journal|date=1 December 2016}}
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.{{cite news |title=East Cheshire and Mid Cheshire to launch joint EPR in 2024 |url=https://www.digitalhealth.net/2022/07/east-cheshire-and-mid-cheshire-joint-epr-2024/ |access-date=14 November 2022 |publisher=Digital Health |date=7 July 2022}}
See also
{{Portal|Cheshire}}
References
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