15 Apr 2024
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside is establishing an Integrated Research and Innovation System (IRIS) that aligns with both local and national research and innovation priorities.
12 Apr 2024
Thousands of patients are receiving quicker, more convenient access to NHS care from their GP practice and high street pharmacies thanks to a major expansion of services.
11 Apr 2024
A 13-year-old boy has won a national award for working with a Liverpool hospital to make visits as easy as possible for children with learning difficulties.
08 Apr 2024
Endoscopy services across Cheshire and Merseyside are undergoing an extensive transformation aimed at improving waiting times, access, and the quality of services.
04 Apr 2024
Planned care programmes in Cheshire and Merseyside gained further recognition at the 2024 HSJ Partnership Awards.
02 Apr 2024
Children aged 5-11 who have missed doses of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine will be able to get vaccinated at selected Cheshire and Merseyside pharmacies for the first time thanks to a new initiative being trialled in the North West.
28 Mar 2024
Health leaders across Cheshire and Merseyside have joined forces to remind those not fully vaccinated to come forward and catch up on any missed doses of the MMR vaccination, amid a continued climb in measles cases in the UK.
25 Mar 2024
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.
25 Mar 2024
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.
20 Mar 2024
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.
18 Mar 2024
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.
18 Mar 2024
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.
13 Mar 2024
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.
13 Mar 2024
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.
12 Mar 2024
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.
11 Mar 2024
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.
11 Mar 2024
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.
08 Mar 2024
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.
04 Mar 2024
Childhood infections like measles and whooping cough are rising, with outbreaks across the country. If your child isn’t vaccinated, they’re not protected.
04 Mar 2024
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.
22 Feb 2024
Raj Jain, Chair of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside, visited Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s (BCHFT) frailty virtual ward on 20 February.
21 Feb 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.
15 Feb 2024
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).
09 Feb 2024
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.
06 Feb 2024
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside can announce that Mark Bakewell has been appointed as Place Director for Liverpool on a permanent basis.