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'Think about your drinking? Find out ore about alcohol and you. Alcohol Change UK.'

Alcohol Awareness Week 2024

It’s Alcohol Awareness Week 2024, from 1 to 7 July. Alcohol Change UK wants to address the centre-stage role that alcohol takes in our lives and in our society and how we can work together to change that.
2 July 2024
News
'Sarcoma awareness month July'

Sarcoma Awareness Month

July is Sarcoma Awareness Month.
Sarcomas are rare cancers. The 2 main types of sarcoma are soft tissue sarcoma and bone sarcoma (also called primary bone cancer).
Each year, about 4,300 people in England are diagnosed with a soft tissue sarcoma. About 550 people are diagnosed every year with primary bone cancer in the UK.
1 July 2024
News
'Happy Pride month'

Pride Month 2024

Pride season is an opportunity for us to celebrate LGBTQ+ communities. Every year, throughout the month of June, the LGBTQ+ community gets together to celebrate. It is also a great opportunity to raise awareness of issues that people within the community face and advocate for equal rights. We must celebrate and empower our diverse communities to ensure everyone can be safe, happy and realise their full potential.
27 June 2024
News
'Update on industrial Action' Image of medical staff in the background.

Latest junior doctor strike

The next junior doctors strike will run from 7:00am on Thursday 27th June 2024 to 7:00am on Tuesday 2nd July 2024.

The industrial action will cause significant disruption, with NHS Trusts across Cheshire and Merseyside set to be severely impacted.
25 June 2024
News
'Learning Disability Week 2024. Do you see me?'

Do you see me? Learning Disability week 2024

Learning Disability Week runs from Monday 17 - Sunday 23 June 2024. This year's theme is "Do you see me?" which is all about being seen, heard and valued.
18 June 2024
News
Cervical screening is a test to help prevent cervical cancer and is a great way you can take action to help reduce your cancer risk. Cervical Screening Awareness Week 2024. The Eve appeal

New research reveals a lack of understanding about cervical screening and why some don’t attend

A new survey (YouGov) commissioned by the UK’s leading gynaecological cancer charity The Eve Appeal has revealed a lack of understanding about what a cervical screening test is for and a range of barriers to attending a screening appointment when offered it. 
17 June 2024
News
If you need medical help, continue to use 111 online, and in emergencies, please call 999.

Think you need to go to A&E? Learn how NHS 111 can help you

The NHS wants to make it easier and safer for patients to get the right treatment when they need it, without waiting a long time to be seen in A&E. Find out what this means for you and your loved ones.
14 June 2024
Advice and Information

Whiston Hospital Listening Event report - May 2024

This report highlights the public feedback received during our outreach sessions at Whiston Hospital in April and May 2024.
11 June 2024
Report
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Young and at-risk urged to come forward for latest top-up Covid vaccine in the last few weeks of spring programme.

Younger people who are at extra risk from COVID-19 are being urged to get their life-saving spring vaccine before the latest offer ends on Sunday 30 June.
5 June 2024
News
'Halton SEND Carer's Forum. Your voice counts.' speech bubbles.

Take part in Halton SEND services survey

Halton Borough Council, Halton SEND Parent Carer Forum and NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board are seeking the views of children, young people and their families on their experience of Halton SEND services across Education, Health and Social Care.
3 June 2024
News
Image of pregnant women tenderly holding her stomach. Text reads, 'more babies are catching whooping cough. The whooping cough vaccination in pregnancy helps protect your baby until they can have their first vaccine at 8 weeks.

Whooping Cough - What is it?

There is a worrying rise in whooping cough, officials warn, external, with 553 cases in England recorded in January alone and high numbers in Wales. The best way to prevent whooping cough is to get vaccinated.
30 May 2024
Advice and Information
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14+ LD Health Check Review report

Halton SEND Parent Carer Forum and Healthwatch Halton worked together and completed a project to assess the eligibility for 14+ annual health checks in Halton and the impact for those with SEND who do not meet the criteria.
24 May 2024
Report

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