About Countess Of Chester Hospital
This is the Facebook page for the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. This page is generally monitored from Monday to Friday, between 9 am and 5 pm.
Countess Of Chester Hospital Description
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust consists of a 600 bedded large district General Hospital, which provides its services on the Countess of Chester Health Park, and a 64 bedded Intermediate Care Service at Ellesmere Port Hospital. The Trust has almost 4, 000 staff and provides a range of medical services to more than 445, 000 patients per year from an areas covering Western Cheshire, Ellesmere Port, Neston and North Wales.
The Countess of Chester Hospital has an excellent reputation for delivering high quality patient care and is nationally accredited at the highest levels in many areas, in particular those relating to clinical outcomes and patient safety.
Our aim is to be the preferred hospital of choice for our traditional community, and a preferred hospital of choice for patients from a wider area, and to continue to provide a comprehensive, high quality, and accessible range of emergency and elective services to all our patients. We want our patients to be assured that they will receive their care as rapidly as possible in a first-class environment, be treated with courtesy and dignity, and be confident that the outcome of their clinical care will be of the highest standards and safety.
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Please be aware that while we encourage open and honest transparency with our Facebook page, we reserve the right to remove posts and comments that name members of staff without their consent. This is intended to be a social site. If you have a medical query this needs to be directed either to your GP or by calling 111.
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Our staff are facing unprecedented times in the NHS during the #COVID-19 outbreak. With this, we have been blown away by seeing so many people offer their support and show their thanks for everything our amazing staff do. #TeamCountess
One lucky staff member was out buying pet food supplies at HJ Lea Pet Food Superstore and was presented with this wonderful donation from Hays Travel Nantwich. The goodies were shared with nurses and staff who are working hard to keep us safe. #ThankYouNHS
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Consultant Paediatrician Dr Ravi Jayaram recently spoke to the 'No really, I'm fine' podcast about mental health and wellbeing for parents amidst the current climate. You can click the link below to read his advice in Cheshire Live.
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/…/chest er-childrens-doctor-…
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If, like us, you are taking part in the #ClapForOurCarers initiative please know how much of a difference your support makes to our teams. Thank you ūüĎŹ
This week we've been overwhelmed once again by so many acts of kindness. Thank you so much. It really makes such a difference right now.
Thank you to Chris Matheson MP who helped arrange for John Lewis Chester to deliver pillows for staff areas, blankets, pop-up beds and more to keep our teams going. We've also received food from Costa, Five Guys and a local Chinese takeaway. Thank you! ūüĎŹ
We know many of you are trying to follow the government advice to stay at home. We also know that parents are worried about bringing their children to health facilities at the moment.
Please remember that most children can be assessed without being seen in person by calling 111 or going to https://111.nhs.uk. For those that do need to be seen our team will be here to care for you in our Children’s Respiratory Assessment Unit.
Visiting is suspended with immediate effect and until further notice.
The only exceptional circumstances where one visitor ‚Äď an immediate family member or carer ‚Äď will be permitted to visit are listed below.
‚ÄĘ The patient you wish to visit is receiving end-of-life care.
... ‚ÄĘ You are the birthing partner accompanying a woman in labour.
‚ÄĘ You are a parent or appropriate adult visiting your child. Please contact the ward or department in advance to discuss appropriate arrangements.
Your health, safety and wellbeing, that of our patients, communities and individuals and teams across the organisation remain our absolute priority.
Please find other ways of keeping in touch with your loved ones in hospital, like phone and video calls.
Everyone should follow the expert national guidance on social distancing and self-isolation, staying at home wherever possible, to help limit the spread of coronavirus, protect the most vulnerable people in our communities and our NHS.
Thank you for your continued support and understanding at this challenging time.
For the full notice please click here: https://bit.ly/2WM9zYf
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We have suspended our drop in service for patients who attend the sleep service CPAP drop in clinics. Any patient requiring replacement equipment during this time please contact the CRV department on 01244365208 and ask for a member of the CPAP team. The equipment will be posted out to you. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Further guidance for patients with using CPAP can be found at the following website: https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/…/osa- alliance-cpap-covid-….
We are looking for people to join our temporary bank and permanent workforce across a variety of specialties. You will be part of the team supporting the delivery of healthcare services to our patients in these unprecedented times. We are offering a variety of short and long shifts including days, nights, and weekends.
There are a wide range of opportunities available including nursing, admin, catering and portering.
Please send you CV and tell us the type of work you can do... to teamcountess.vacancies@nhs.net.
Further details can be found here: http://jobs.coch.nhs.uk Or call the recruitment team on 01244 366125
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If you are worried your child may have Coronavirus, please telephone 111 for advice, or go online at 111.nhs.uk. Many children can be assessed by telephone and avoid the need to come to hospital.
For the small number of children that do need seeing in hospital, we are today opening a new Children’s Respiratory Assessment Unit in the Women and Children’s Building. There is a separate entrance which is well signposted on site.
Children coming to A&E with symptoms such as feve...r or cough will be redirected to this area to be seen. This will help to relieve some of the pressure on our A&E at this busy time.
Please be aware that Covid-19 swabs will NOT be performed on this unit.
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Our Maternity services have made some changes to their Community midwives appointments and the Blossom Birthing Unit. Please click on the post below for more information.
Our Audiology department have had to cancel all routine appointments, including drop-in repairs. A postal repair service is available for hearing aids and batteries. Please click here for more information and how to contact the department: https://bit.ly/2QJcCN9
We have been delighted with the support our teams have received from the local community in the last week. Thank you so much. It makes such a difference to know you are all behind #TeamCountess ūüíô https://bit.ly/33FIuHL
Some of the donations received at the hospital have included:-
... Starbucks ‚Äď Coliseum branch donated Sandwiches and Cakes.
Carluccio’s Chester branch - biscuits.
Hickory’s contacted to donate frozen food - Outpatients Matron was contacted and this was donated to a local the soup kitchen
Wagamama’s Cheshire Oaks - donated meals.
The Cottage Tea Shop Frodsham ‚Äď hampers.
Hotel Chocolat Cheshire Oaks ‚Äď chocolates.
Pizza Hut Chester donated Pizza’s for the night shift
Neptune Class, Dee Point Primary - the children delivered hand-made cards and messages showing appreciation for staff
Nando's Broughton Park - Staff from Nando's delivered surplus food to staff in A&E
Dough Dough, Northgate St - Staff from the Dough Dough pizzeria dropped off pizzas in our Outpatients department
Chester Racecoure - Set to offer free frozen meals to NHS and emergency workers: https://www.chester-races.com/…/chester -race-company-to-off…
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To our staff: We are receiving so much thanks on social media for the service you are providing, we wanted to share just some of it with you to say ‚Äėthank you‚Äô for all the work that you do.
Our staff are facing unprecedented times in the NHS during the #COVID-19 outbreak. With this, we have been blown away by seeing so many people offer their support and show their thanks for everything our amazing staff do. #TeamCountess