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Order your repeat prescriptions ahead of August bank holiday.

Patients across Cheshire and Merseyside are being asked to plan ahead for the August bank holiday weekend (Saturday 23 August – Monday 25 August) by ordering any necessary repeat prescriptions, to avoid running out of essential medication.
13 August 2025
News
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Pregnant women can now make a simple self referral to maternity care.

Women across England can now self-refer online to get their first midwife appointments quicker and easier.

By completing a simple online form on NHS.uk, pregnant women can now refer themselves directly to their local maternity services without seeing a GP first.
12 August 2025
News
'Petitions UK Government and Parliament.'

Help us save local Healthwatch and the independent patient voice.

Healthwatch Halton urge you to sign a petition to review the decision to abolish independent local Healthwatch.
11 August 2025
News
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Healthwatch Halton urge you to sign a petition to review the decision to abolish independent local Healthwatch

Local Healthwatch have put together a petition calling on the government to protect the independence of local voices in health and care. We ask for your support in signing it.
10 August 2025
News
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Extra urgent dental appointments now available across Cheshire and Merseyside.

People across Cheshire and Merseyside can now benefit from thousands of extra urgent dental appointments, thanks to new government funding.
7 August 2025
News
'Women and Equalities Committee'

Call for Evidence: Reproductive Health in Girls & Young Women.

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.
5 August 2025
News
'The RSV vaccine is now available at a pharmacy near you in Cheshire and Merseyside. the RSV vaccine helps protect against serious lung infection. Speak to a pharmacy near you or your GP about getting the free vaccine if you're aged 75 to 79 or from week 25 of your pregnancy. NHS'

RSV vaccine now available at selected pharmacies.

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.
5 August 2025
News
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What choices do you have at your GP practice?

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?
4 August 2025
Advice and Information
NICE National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.

Breast cancer patients to benefit from new NHS treatment.

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.
30 July 2025
News
'Meet the Activators.' Cartoon images of Joe Wickes, The Body Coach, and six colorful creatures all smiling with their arms raised.

Fun series launched to help address childhood inactivity.

This summer, Joe Wicks has released a new animated physical activity series, Activate, which aims to get children moving and having fun.
30 July 2025
News
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The updated Accessible Information Standard is now available

NHS England has published the long-awaited updates to the Accessible Information Standard. Read the Healthwatch response.
28 July 2025
News
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GP Access - The view from Halton - June 2025

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

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