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NHS to roll out variant busting booster jab from September ahead of winter

NHS to roll out variant busting booster jab from September ahead of winter

The NHS will become the first healthcare system in the world to use the next generation, bivalent Covid-19 vaccine

NHS expands lifesaving home testing kits for bowel cancer

NHS expands lifesaving home testing kits for bowel cancer

Home-testing kits that can help detect early-stage bowel cancer will be rolled out to 58-year-olds in England for the first time, as part of a major expansion of the lifesaving screening programme.

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August Bank Holiday 2022

With the Bank Holiday coming up, make sure that you check that you’ve got enough of your medication left – it can take a couple of days for a repeat prescription to come through and you don’t want to run out. You can use the NHS App to put in a request for a repeat prescription; or check your GP practice website for details of how to order a repeat prescription.

NHS staff pull out all the stops to reduce waiting lists across Cheshire and Merseyside

NHS staff in Cheshire and Merseyside have been praised by NHS England for all their hard work to tackle waiting lists exacerbated by the pandemic, by employing initiatives including the introduction of virtual wards.

Remember to order your repeat prescriptions before the bank holiday

Remember to order your repeat prescriptions before the bank holiday

Public urged to order repeat prescriptions in time for the August bank holiday.

Pregnant women urged to get vaccinated

Pregnant women urged to get vaccinated

Expectant mums, and those thinking of becoming pregnant, are being urged to get fully vaccinated against Covid-19

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Merseyside NHS Hospital Trusts collaborate to provide ‘incredible’ service to keep more patients healthy and closer to everything they love

Thanks to a collaboration between three hospital Trusts across Merseyside, patients struggling with respiratory conditions such as COPD and community-acquired pneumonia may find themselves increasingly able to be treated at home instead of spending weeks or longer in a hospital bed.

Heat warning affects parts of Cheshire and Merseyside

Heat warning affects parts of Cheshire and Merseyside

An amber warning has been issued by the Met Office

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Webcast recording of Board meeting on August 4th 2022

Catch-up on the NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board meeting held in St Helens on August 4th 2022

A man sat up in bed coughing into a tissue. Text reads "A cough that lasts three weeks or more could be a warning sign. Contact your GP practice. Clear on cancer, help us help you"

Help Us, Help You - Be Clear on Lung Cancer

The NHS has re-launched the ‘Help Us, Help You’ lung cancer campaign to encourage people with a cough lasting three weeks or more to contact their GP practice.

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NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board meeting

How to access the NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board meeting on August 4th 2022

Text reads "UK emergency VRS. Download free app today to save lives. Connect to a British Sign Language interpreter within seconds from anywhere"

Introducing BSL 999 video relay service

North West Ambulance Service's Patient Engagement Team have been supporting Sign Language Interaction

Better access to NHS dental services under new reforms

Better access to NHS dental services under new reforms

Patients across the country will benefit from improved access to dental care under changes announced today

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Annual GP Patient Survey - results published

The national GP Patient Survey is an independent annual survey run on behalf of NHS England

'Care at the Chemist' Service Extends Its Offer In Sefton

'Care at the Chemist' Service Extends Its Offer In Sefton

'Care at the Chemist' Service Extends Its Offer In Sefton

Local NHS urges public to stay safe during heatwave

Local NHS urges public stay safe during heatwave

Due to soaring temperatures, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside is urging the public to take precautions and stay safe

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Health Leaders Sign Landmark Pledge To Improve Social Values in Cheshire and Merseyside

Organisations encouraged to join pledge to improve social values in the NHS

L-R Peter Dowd MP, Fiona Taylor, Cllr John Joseph Kelly, Deborah Butcher and Cllr Paul Cummins at a reception at Bootle Town Hall

Supporting continued improvements to health and care in Sefton

Long standing plans to support improvements to health and care in Sefton have reached an important milestone

Happy Eid al-Adha

Summer is a time for celebration and coming together – Happy Eid al-Adha

How to celebrate Eid al-Adha 2022 safely.

CONTRACT SIGNED: From left to right, Charlotte Jackson, CEO of MEDITECH International; Russ Favager, Interim Chief Executive at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Ged Murphy, Chief Executive of East Cheshire NHS Trust

Trusts unveil innovative electronic patient record plan

Two NHS trusts today revealed plans to create a joint electronic patient record system

NHS Birthday

Happy Birthday NHS

Happy Birthday NHS - 74 years of the NHS in England

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NHS Cheshire and Merseyside becomes statutory organisation

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside has entered its first day as a statutory organisation

Consensus on the primary and secondary care interface

Consensus on the Primary and Secondary Care Interface

Developing easier care pathways between Primary and Secondary Care

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Landmark health inequalities report will “change lives for the better”

All Together Fairer sets out measurable actions to help create a fairer, equitable society