Hospital consultants in Cheshire and Merseyside striking for the first time this week
18 Jul 2023
This week sees hospital consultants strike in Cheshire and Merseyside, the first action of its type since NHS industrial action began in December 2022.
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Public warned to expect significant disruption ahead of strikes by junior doctors and hospital consultants.
10 Jul 2023
Health leaders are urging members of the public to use NHS 111 Online for all non-emergency healthcare needs during a prolonged period of strike action.
Cheshire and Merseyside residents urged to ‘give digital a go’ as part of new NHS campaign
05 Jul 2023
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside has launched a new campaign to increase awareness of online health services
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside wins gold award for “globally unique” digital waiting list tool
03 Jul 2023
A “globally unique” digital tool which has saved thousands of surgeon hours and prevented people in Cheshire and Merseyside from being admitted to A&E, has been awarded national recognition.
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside celebrates its first anniversary and the 75th birthday of the NHS
01 Jul 2023
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside is celebrating its first anniversary in the same week as the NHS turns 75.
People in Cheshire and Merseyside more likely than ever before to have cancer detected in its earliest stages
29 Jun 2023
People in Cheshire and Merseyside are now more likely than ever before to have their cancer detected in its earliest stages when there is a better chance of successful treatment, thanks to NHS initiatives raising awareness and diagnosis of the disease.
National Medical Director Prof Sir Stephen Powis visits Cheshire and Merseyside
27 Jun 2023
National Medical Director Prof Sir Stephen Powis visited Cheshire and Merseyside to find out how innovations are helping to improve health outcomes for local patients
Last chance to get protected from Covid
27 Jun 2023
The NHS Covid-19 Vaccination Programme's spring campaign will end on Friday 30 June and it will be the last day anyone due a spring booster or yet to have a first or second dose will be able to get one.
How you make a complaint about primary care services is changing on 1 July 2023
26 Jun 2023
From 1 July 2023 the way members of the public make a complaint about primary care services to the commissioner is changing.
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Board meeting
25 Jun 2023
The next meeting of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board will take place at Runcorn Town Hall on June 29th
NHS in Cheshire and Merseyside celebrate 75 years of Windrush
21 Jun 2023
On 22 June 1948, HMT Empire Windrush arrived in the UK, carrying over 1,000 passengers from the West Indies.
Directors of Public Health in Cheshire and Merseyside condemn harmful disposable vapes and “disgraceful” targeting of children by tobacco companies
20 Jun 2023
Directors of Public Health in Cheshire and Merseyside’s nine local council areas have issued a statement expressing their concern about the increase of the use of vapes in the subregion.
New care facility in Warrington approved
14 Jun 2023
A new intermediate care facility is to be developed on the previous Bewsey Old School site in Warrington, following approval at a meeting of Warrington Borough Council’s cabinet.
Public urged to use NHS 111 Online ahead of three-day doctor strike
12 Jun 2023
Health leaders are urging members of the public to use NHS 111 Online for all non-emergency healthcare needs during a 72-hour junior doctor strike amid soaring temperatures and unseasonably high demand for urgent and emergency care services.
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside project targets net zero through green initiatives
09 Jun 2023
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside is utilising the transition to net zero as an opportunity to work with our partners to adopt new innovations, that will help us to deliver greener and more efficient services for the 2.7 million people we serve.
Final weeks to get spring booster, with more than half already protected in Cheshire and Merseyside
08 Jun 2023
The NHS in Cheshire and Merseyside is encouraging people to come forward for their spring booster ahead of the seasonal campaign ending on Friday 30 June.
Iconic buildings across the North West to light up blue as the NHS turns 75
22 May 2023
Some of the North West’s most iconic buildings, including Liverpool’s Royal Liver Building, will light up blue this summer to mark the NHS turning 75.
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Board meeting
19 May 2023
The next meeting of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board will take place in Ellesmere Port on May 25th
New mental health service launched for Warrington schools
18 May 2023
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is supporting a new service to improve children and young people’s emotional and mental health across all schools in Warrington.
Reducing differences in access to healthcare across Cheshire and Merseyside
11 May 2023
Local areas make local decisions about how healthcare treatments are commissioned, which over time has resulted in some differences across Cheshire and Merseyside.
Pharmacy opening times during the Coronation bank holiday (8 May 2023)
05 May 2023
Some local pharmacies may have different opening hours during the upcoming bank holiday.
New unit set to transform mental health experience for new and expectant parents
04 May 2023
A brand-new specialist mental health unit to support new and expectant parents across Cheshire, Merseyside and North Wales has been announced as part of Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week (1–7 May).
More than half of care home residents vaccinated in first few weeks of spring campaign
03 May 2023
The NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Programme in Cheshire and Merseyside has vaccinated more than 7000 older adult care home residents in the region in the few weeks since the spring campaign began – which is over half of those eligible.
Digital pilot aims to reduce patient waiting times
03 May 2023
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside has been successful in securing funding to help streamline the management of hospital waiting lists as part of a national ‘technical validation’ programme.
Public warned to expect significant service disruption ahead of NHS industrial action
27 Apr 2023
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members plan to join strike action from 8pm this Sunday (April 30th) until midnight on Bank Holiday Monday (May 1st).
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