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NHS Cheshire and Merseyside’s Annual General Meeting 2023

04 Oct 2023

More than 60 people attended NHS Cheshire and Merseyside’s first Annual General Meeting at the Halliwell Jones stadium in Warrington on Thursday, September 28th 2023.

Rowan Pritchard-Jones - Medical Director

Public warned to expect significant disruption ahead of second joint strike action by junior doctors and consultants

28 Sept 2023

Health leaders are urging members of the public to use NHS 111 Online for all non-emergency healthcare needs as the NHS enters its eleventh month of strike action this October.

ICON Week 2023: Raising Awareness of infant crying and how to cope

25 Sept 2023

“Babies cry, you can cope!” is the message from NHS, local authorities, and healthcare organisations across Cheshire and Merseyside who have come together this September to promote lifesaving messages to parents.

Falls Prevention Awareness Week (18–24 September)

20 Sept 2023

As part of Falls Prevention Awareness Week, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside is raising awareness of the importance of falls prevention and advising people who may be at increased risk of a fall – along with their family members and carers – to take some simple actions now to help keep them safe.

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Campaign launched to help people rethink what they drink

18 Sept 2023

Just in time for this year’s ‘Sober October’, a new health initiative designed in consultation with the public is being launched in Cheshire and Merseyside to help people cut down on the amount of alcohol they drink.

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Children’s flu vaccination programme gets underway in Cheshire and Merseyside

15 Sept 2023

The annual NHS flu vaccination programme for children aged 2-3, school age children and children over 6 months with certain health conditions is underway in Cheshire and Merseyside.

Public warned to expect significant disruption ahead of first ever joint strike action by junior doctors and consultants

14 Sept 2023

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

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NHS Cheshire and Merseyside to be “unapologetically anti-racist”

13 Sept 2023

Being non-racist isn’t enough. We must be anti-racist.

Region-wide AI deal to help tackle waiting lists across nine NHS trusts

13 Sept 2023

The Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System has signed a new agreement with its technology provider C2-Ai, to significantly expand a high-impact waiting list initiative across all its acute hospitals.

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NHS-Galleri Trial returns to Cheshire and Merseyside

05 Sept 2023

Thousands of volunteers from across Merseyside and Cheshire are returning to help the NHS research a pioneering test to detect cancer earlier.

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NHS flu and covid vaccine programmes brought forward due to risk of new covid variant

01 Sept 2023

Eligible people in Cheshire and Merseyside will now be offered a covid vaccine from 11 September, in line with the latest expert guidance on the new covid variant.

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Pharmacy opening times during the summer bank holiday (28 August 2023)

22 Aug 2023

Some local pharmacies may have different opening hours during the upcoming bank holiday.

Further strikes by hospital consultants in Cheshire and Merseyside ahead of the bank holiday

21 Aug 2023

Hospital consultants will be taking a second round of strike action for 48 hours from 07:00 on Thursday 24 August until 07:00 on Saturday 26 August ahead of the bank holiday weekend.

Cheshire and Merseyside recognised in HSJ Awards 2023 shortlist

17 Aug 2023

Read more about our nominations for Provider Collaboration of the Year, Modernising Diagnostics Award, Integrated Care Initiative of the Year and Clinical Leader of the Year at the 2023 HSJ Awards.

Text reads "HSJ Awards 2023. We are proud to be shortlisted. Integrated Care Initiative of the Year"

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside's Robotic Process Automation project shortlisted at the 2023 HSJ Awards

17 Aug 2023

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside’s Digital Programme is delighted to announce that it’s Robotic Process Automation (RPA) project has been shortlisted for ‘Integrated Care Initiative of the Year’ at the HSJ Awards.

Public warned to expect significant disruption ahead of further strikes by junior doctors and hospital consultants in August

07 Aug 2023

Health leaders are urging members of the public to use NHS 111 Online for all non-emergency healthcare needs during a further period of strike action involving junior doctors and hospital consultants.

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Thousands set to benefit from faster access to vital NHS tests as new Paddington Community Diagnostic Centre opens to patients

02 Aug 2023

People in Liverpool will now benefit from faster access to vital tests and scans for a wide range of health conditions, with the opening of a new NHS community diagnostic centre on the Paddington Village development in Edge Hill.

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside recruiting Independent Non-Executive Director

26 Jul 2023

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside – the integrated care board (ICB) for the region – is inviting applications for an Independent Non-Executive Director to join its Board of Directors.

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Board meeting

24 Jul 2023

The next meeting of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board will take place in Liverpool on July 27th

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.

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.

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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.

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