{"id":768689,"date":"2026-09-12T21:06:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T21:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/768689\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T21:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T21:06:12","slug":"nhs-worker-laces-up-running-shoes-to-support-colleagues-and-patients-local-news-news-macclesfield-nub-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/768689\/","title":{"rendered":"NHS worker laces up running shoes to support colleagues and patients | Local News | News | Macclesfield Nub News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An NHS worker is lacing up her running shoes to support her colleagues and patients.<\/p>\n<p>Karolina Stepien-Bialy takes on a half marathon in the Lake District later this month.<\/p>\n<p>In doing so, she will raise funds for the East Cheshire NHS Charity.<\/p>\n<p>Karolina, medical workforce productivity lead at East Cheshire NHS Trust, said: &#8220;In September, I will once again be launching myself out of my comfort zone and straight into the pain cave, all in the name of charity. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Last year, I ran the Manchester Great Run for ECNC. This year, I&#8217;ve apparently decided that wasn&#8217;t traumatic enough, so I&#8217;m cranking up the mileage and taking on a half marathon\u2026 in the Lake District. Yes, the hilly bit of England! <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;East Cheshire NHS Charity is a brilliant local charity working hand in hand with East Cheshire NHS Trust, and it would be wonderful if people could donate, even the tiniest amount. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It will mean the world to me, especially because anyone who knows me knows that running is my least favourite pastime!&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>East Cheshire NHS Charity works with local healthcare services to help them go above and beyond for patients, families and staff.<\/p>\n<p>      Download our Nub News App!<\/p>\n<p>  &#8211; It\u2019s FREE and available now<br \/>&#8211; Breaking news notifications<br \/>&#8211; Your Town in Your Pocket<\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/app\/apple-store\/id6760301585?pt=128487022&amp;ct=intra_article_banner&amp;mt=8\" class=\"font-bold block\" style=\"width: 180px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789247171_47_ios_download.png\" alt=\"Apple Store\"\/><br \/>\n      <\/a><br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=news.nub.app&amp;referrer=utm_source%3Dnubnews%26utm_medium%3Dwebsite%26utm_campaign%3Dintra_article_banner\" class=\"font-bold block\" style=\"width: 180px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789247172_445_android_download.png\" alt=\"Play Store\"\/><br \/>\n      <\/a><\/p>\n<p>This includes providing wards with equipment such beds and new technology, as well as making improvements to staff rooms and patient waiting areas.<\/p>\n<p>To support Karolina and East Cheshire NHS Charity, visit her JustGiving page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/page\/k-stepien-bialy-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An NHS worker is lacing up her running shoes to support her colleagues and patients. Karolina Stepien-Bialy takes&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":768690,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-768689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=768689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768689\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/768690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=768689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=768689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=768689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}