East Cheshire NHS Trust

English NHS Trust

East Cheshire NHS Trust

Type| NHS hospital trust
Established| 4 November 1992 (1992-11-04)
Headquarters| Victoria Road, Macclesfield,
SK10 3BL
Region served| East Cheshire
Hospitals|

* Macclesfield District General Hospital
* Congleton War Memorial Hospital
* Knutsford & District Community Hospital

Chair| Aislinn O'Dwyer
Chief executive| Ged Murphy[1]
Staff| 3,300[2]
Website| www.eastcheshire.nhs.uk

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.[3]

## History

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The Trust was established in November 1992, becoming operational in April 1993.[4]

In April 2012, it made an unsuccessful bid to become an NHS foundation trust.[5]

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.[6]

The Trust had a contract with Arvato services for human resource services. 60 of the trust's staff were transferred to Arvato in 2013.[7] 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.[8]

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.[9]

It spent £1.7 million on agency staff in 2014/5.[10] In February 2016 it was expecting a deficit of £18.3 million for the year 2015/6.[11]

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.[12]

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,[13] 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."[14]

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.[15]

## See also

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* Cheshire portal

* List of hospitals in England
* List of NHS trusts

## References

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1. ^ "MP's welcome for 'positive news' at Macclesfield hospital". Congleton Chronicle. 31 August 2023. p. 10.
2. ^ "East Cheshire NHS Trust Annual Report 2023-24" (PDF). eastcheshire.nhs.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
3. ^ "East Cheshire NHS Trust - Care Quality Commission". CQC. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
4. ^ "The East Cheshire National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992". legislation.gov.uk. 23 October 1992. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
5. ^ "Commissioners back trust's FT bid despite previous concerns". Health Service Journal. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
6. ^ "Review will pose no threat to A&E". Macclesfield Express. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
7. ^ "How to achieve a 'one team' culture despite outsourcing". Health Service Journal. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
8. ^ Lintern, Shaun (31 May 2016). "Trust takes 'unviable' HR service back in-house". Health Service Journal. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
9. ^ "Chester doctors go to war with council over sexual health". Chester Chronicle. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
10. ^ "Agency spending: the real picture". Health Service Journal. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
11. ^ "One in four trusts plunge deeper into the red". Health Service Journal. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
12. ^ "North West trust 'not sustainable' in current form". Health Service Journal. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
13. ^ "Leaked STP document reveals A&E downgrade plans". Health Service Journal. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
14. ^ "Cheshire backtracks on potential A&E downgrade". Health Service Journal. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
15. ^ "East Cheshire and Mid Cheshire to launch joint EPR in 2024". Digital Health. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.

## External links

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* Official website

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States