NHS Cheshire and Merseyside March 2024 Board meeting
25Mar2024
The next meeting of the NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board will take place at The Department, Lewis's Building in Liverpool from 9am to 1:30pm on Thursday 28 March 2024.
News
How to access NHS services over the Easter bank holiday
25Mar2024
People across Cheshire and Merseyside are being urged to make sure that they know how to access urgent care in case they need it over the Easter weekend.
Tobacco and Vapes Bill will create “positive impact” for young people and future generations
20Mar2024
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.
New clinical policies offering latest evidence led treatments published
18Mar2024
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside is publishing 35 clinical policies for treatments and procedures that have been updated in line with the latest knowledge of what works best.
Patients urged to order repeat prescriptions ahead of Easter bank holidays
18Mar2024
Patients across Cheshire and Merseyside are being asked to plan ahead for the Easter bank holiday weekend (29 March – 1 April) by ordering any repeat prescriptions they might need early.
Update on women’s hospital services in Liverpool
13Mar2024
James Sumner, Chair of the Women’s Hospital Services in Liverpool Programme Board, provides an update on the work to improve hospital maternity and gynaecology services in Liverpool.
Cheshire and Merseyside’s health leaders say ‘there has never been a better time to quit a smoking habit that kills two in three’
13Mar2024
To mark the 40th anniversary of the national No Smoking Day, health leaders in Cheshire and Merseyside have joined forces to urge smokers to use the range of free support available to them give up a dangerous habit that kills two in three of those who do not successfully quit.
‘Outstanding’ rated Warrington GP Practice embarks on its social sustainability journey - as first signatory of Anchor Scheme in Cheshire and Merseyside
12Mar2024
The Eric Moore Partnership Medical Practice, a CQC ‘outstanding’ rated practice for its pioneering services to healthcare, proudly announces its commitment to NHS Cheshire and Merseyside’s Anchor framework.
Local NHS and Merseyside Police team up for Safer Sleep Week
11Mar2024
Safer Sleep Week (11-17 March) aims to raise awareness of sudden, unexpected death of an infant syndrome (SUDI) and the safer sleep advice that reduces the risk of it occurring.
Cheshire and Merseyside data-led fuel poverty programme makes significant progress, supporting more than 1,300 residents
11Mar2024
Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership has made significant progress since the launch of a fuel poverty programme, which uses population health technology to support people facing fuel poverty.
North West Gambling Service opens new clinic in the region
08Mar2024
The launch of the new North West Gambling Service (NWGS) was packed to hear speakers praise its arrival to cover Merseyside, Cheshire and the Wirral.
Increase in childhood infections prompts vaccine call
04Mar2024
Childhood infections like measles and whooping cough are rising, with outbreaks across the country. If your child isn’t vaccinated, they’re not protected.
200,000 hospital trips avoided in Cheshire and Merseyside
04Mar2024
More than 200,000 unnecessary hospital appointments were avoided across Cheshire and Merseyside last year as hospitals gave patients greater flexibility on when they attend outpatient hospital appointments.
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Chair visits frailty virtual ward offering patients innovative community-based healthcare
22Feb2024
Raj Jain, Chair of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside, visited Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s (BCHFT) frailty virtual ward on 20 February.
Public urged to use NHS 111 ahead of doctor strikes
21Feb2024
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.
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside invites thousands of school children to be vaccinated against measles
15Feb2024
With measles cases on the rise, thousands of school children aged 6 -11 years are being invited to attend appointments to be vaccinated against Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR).
Merseyside unites behind new plan to drive forward the work to prevent serious violence
09Feb2024
Organisations across Merseyside will unite today to launch a new plan to drive forward the work to prevent and reduce serious violence across our region.
Permanent Place Director for Liverpool appointed
06Feb2024
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside can announce that Mark Bakewell has been appointed as Place Director for Liverpool on a permanent basis.
NHS Pharmacies in Cheshire and Merseyside to begin treating people for common conditions
31Jan2024
Patients in Cheshire and Merseyside will be able to get treatment for seven common conditions through their high street pharmacy from today, as part of a major transformation in the way the NHS delivers care.
Diagnostic services in Cheshire and Merseyside win funding to accelerate the use of AI to help diagnose lung cancer patients quicker
29Jan2024
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside’s Radiology Imaging Network (CAMRIN) has secured funding to accelerate the deployment of AI to help diagnose lung cancer patients quicker.
Arrival of steel frame marks progress with development at Victoria Infirmary, Northwich
29Jan2024
The next stage of the construction of the Cheshire and Merseyside Surgical Centre at Victoria Infirmary Northwich has begun with the arrival of a steel frame on site.
Toolkit unveiled to tackle fuel poverty
24Jan2024
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside and Health Innovation North West Coast joined forces to explore ways of supporting people whose health condition made them particularly vulnerable to fuel poverty.
NHS launches catch up campaign for missed MMR vaccines
24Jan2024
Millions of parents and carers in England are being urged to book their children in for their missed measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine.
Video reminds people to choose the right service
23Jan2024
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside has partnered with Merseyside and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in creating a hard-hitting new video featuring staff from the Accident & Emergency (A&E) department at Whiston Hospital.
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside reports most challenging week of winter
23Jan2024
NHS services across Cheshire and Merseyside are experiencing their most challenging week of winter yet – with a number of local hospitals particularly stretched.
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