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Cheshire and Merseyside trusts recognised in HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2024 shortlist

13 Aug 2024

Eight trusts across Cheshire and Merseyside have been shortlisted for the 2024 HSJ Patient Safety Awards.

NHS urges public to come forward for care during GP collective action

01 Aug 2024

The NHS is asking the public to still come forward as usual for care during collective action by GP services

Tragic incident in Southport

31 Jul 2024

We would like to extend our sincere sympathies to the families and friends of the three little girls who sadly lost their lives following the tragic events in Southport

Local NHS wants your views to help shape urgent and emergency care services for the future

26 Jul 2024

The NHS in Southport, Formby and West Lancashire has today started a public conversation about local urgent and emergency services.

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside July 2024 Board meeting

22 Jul 2024

The next meeting of the NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board will take place at DCBL Statdium Halton from 9:30am to 12:30pm on Thursday 25 July 2024.

Global IT outage (updated)

22 Jul 2024

If you have an appointment please attend unless you are told otherwise.

Cheshire and Merseyside among top performing areas for fast diagnosis of health conditions

16 Jul 2024

Patients in Cheshire and Merseyside are having their health conditions diagnosed more quickly than in almost any other part of the country.

Patients have their say in annual Patient Survey

12 Jul 2024

Patients across the country have shared their experience of GP practices, pharmacies and dental services.

NHS Equality campaign launched during Disability Pride Month

10 Jul 2024

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside is raising awareness of the importance of fully accessible health services for patients across the region with sensory disabilities or other communication needs.

People in Sefton invited for missed cervical screening appointments

01 Jul 2024

People who live in Sefton and have missed any cervical screening appointments, are invited to get the life-saving test done, as part of a pilot mobile service, in a bid to improve uptake of the screening.

VCFSE partner member recruitment to the NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Board

01 Jul 2024

Find out more about the role and apply.

NHS delivers almost half a million spring covid vaccines in the North West

26 Jun 2024

Almost half a million people in the North West have now received their spring covid booster from the NHS just ten weeks after bookings officially opened as part of the latest vaccination campaign.

Public urged to use NHS 111 ahead of junior doctor strikes

20 Jun 2024

People across Cheshire and Merseyside are being urged to use NHS 111 for all non-emergency healthcare needs ahead of industrial action by junior doctors.

Young people urged to come forward for MMR vaccine, as campaign extends to 16–25 year-olds

18 Jun 2024

Young people in the North West are being urged to take up the offer of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine, amid rising cases of measles.

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside June 2024 Board meeting

17 Jun 2024

The next meeting of the NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board will take place virtually on Thursday 30 June 2024 from 8:30 to 10am.

NHS industrial action

11 Jun 2024

Please do not hesitate to come forward to access care if you need it - using NHS 111 Online where appropriate

Young and at-risk urged to come forward for latest top-up Covid vaccine in the last few weeks of spring programme

04 Jun 2024

Younger people who are at extra risk from COVID-19 are being urged to get their life-saving spring vaccine before the latest offer ends on Sunday 30 June.

Quarter of a million more Cheshire and Merseyside GP appointments than before pandemic

24 May 2024

More patients are receiving care from their GP practice team than ever before, with the NHS in Cheshire and Merseyside employing innovative new technologies and multi-skilled teams to help meet a growing demand for patient appointments.

Active Soles: Changing the way we think about workwear to promote physical activity in Cheshire and Merseyside

21 May 2024

Active Soles is a movement to change the way we think about workwear, based on the belief that active workplaces lead to happier, healthier people which in turn leads to greater creativity, better problem solving and improved productivity.

New Wirral Diagnostics Centre opens

21 May 2024

A new Wirral Diagnostics Centre has opened to enable earlier diagnosis of illnesses such as prostate cancer.

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside warns of bank holiday impact on busy emergency care services

15 May 2024

Accident and Emergency Departments (A&E) across Cheshire and Merseyside are experiencing a challenging week following the May bank holiday weekend, with higher than normal levels of demand for care.

All Together Smokefree ambition gains support at senior stakeholder event

13 May 2024

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.

North West man transforms mental health using exercise

13 May 2024

Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 takes place 13–19 May, and this year’s theme is ‘Movement: Moving more for our mental health’.

Cheshire and Merseyside Diagnostics Programme launches Physiological Sciences Network

10 May 2024

The Cheshire and Merseyside Diagnostics Programme, part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Acute and Specialists Trust Provider Collaborative (CMAST) has successfully launched its fifth network representing Physiological Science disciplines and services.

Whooping cough cases continue to rise

09 May 2024

New data published today by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows cases of whooping cough continue to increase with 1,319 cases confirmed in March in England.