News and reports

People across Cheshire and Merseyside can now benefit from thousands of extra urgent dental appointments, thanks to new government funding.

The Women and Equalities Committee is examining how well the education and health systems support girls and young women with reproductive health conditions such as endometriosis and adenomyosis. A previous report found that these symptoms are often normalised or dismissed, resulting in delayed diagnoses and inadequate treatment.

The RSV vaccine can help stop you getting seriously ill from infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

The NHS in Cheshire and Merseyside is now offering the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) at selected local pharmacies in Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, and Wirral, making it easier than ever for eligible people to protect themselves against serious respiratory illness.

Healthwatch published new research showing that there are significant gaps between the choices patients want when booking a GP appointment and the ones they are offered. But what choices should you get at your GP practice?

Around 5,700 people with early breast cancer are set to benefit from expanded access to a treatment combination designed to help prevent their cancer from returning, following the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommendation, published today.

This summer, Joe Wicks has released a new animated physical activity series, Activate, which aims to get children moving and having fun.

NHS England has published the long-awaited updates to the Accessible Information Standard. Read the Healthwatch response.

Between October 2024 and March 2025, Healthwatch Halton asked people across the borough to share their experiences of accessing GP services.

A new report from the nine local Healthwatch across Cheshire and Merseyside shares what nearly 7,000 people had to say about trying to see a GP.

Re: The Future of Public Voice and the Importance of Independent Advocacy

Dear Secretary of State,

We, the Chief Officers/Chairs of local Healthwatch services across England, are deeply concerned by the government’s proposal to bring public voice functions under the control of local authorities and NHS bodies – undermining the independence that makes public feedback effective.

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

Unions have announced a full walkout of resident doctors from 7 am on Friday 25 July to 7 am on Wednesday 30 July.

Sarcoma Awareness runs in July, to raise awareness of sarcoma and the importance of early diagnosis. The 2025 focus is healthcare professionals.