[1] It became West Park Hospital in 1930 and joined the National Health Service as Macclesfield Hospital, West Park Branch in 1948.

[2] Meanwhile the Macclesfield Infirmary, which had been built at Cumberland Street in 1868,[3] evolved to join the National Health Service as Macclesfield Hospital, Infirmary Branch in 1948.

[4] The Infirmary Branch moved to Prestbury Road in 1980.

[5] 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,[6] 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.

"[7] At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in England the maternity services were closed and staff and patients sent to acute sites in Greater Manchester.