All Together Smokefree ambition gains support at senior stakeholder event
Cheshire and Merseyside’s Directors of Public Health and Director of Population Health welcomed a range of senior stakeholders to a special event on Tuesday 23 April in Warrington to kick-start the subregion’s plan to become smokefree.
More national recognition for planned care programmes
Planned care programmes in Cheshire and Merseyside gained further recognition at the 2024 HSJ Partnership Awards.
Cheshire and Merseyside encouraged to get ‘safe and effective’ vaccine to fend off measles
Health leaders across Cheshire and Merseyside have joined forces to remind those not fully vaccinated to come forward and catch up on any missed doses of the MMR vaccination, amid a continued climb in measles cases in the UK.
Tobacco and Vapes Bill will create “positive impact” for young people and future generations
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which was laid before the House of Commons on 20th March 2024, raises the age of sale for all tobacco products one year every year from 2027 onwards. This means that tobacco can never be legally sold to anyone born on or after 1st January 2009.