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Working alongside people and communities at National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): a three-year strategy for involvement and engagement consultation is now open. This strategy describes how NICE plan to improve the way they capture the collective wisdom and experiences of the people and communities they serve by 2027.

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).
A major drive has been launched to invite those not fully vaccinated to come forward and catch up on missed doses - with reminders being sent to families throughout February and March.

‘Share for Better Care’, a new campaign launched by Healthwatch and the Care Quality Commission, addresses health inequalities across England.

An innovative new service has launched in partnership with Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Halton Travel Well is being delivered by local social enterprise, Wellbeing Enterprises CIC and aims to improve people's health and wellbeing and promote the uptake of active travel options in work and leisure.

Tinnitus impacts 1 in 7 adults in the UK and severely diminishes the quality of life for 1 in 6 of those individuals. Tinnitus is unique to the person experiencing it. But ultimately it is the sensation of hearing a sound when there is no external source for that sound. There is no known cure and living with this condition affects so much more than ‘just’ hearing.

The NHS, National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), Health Innovation North West Cost and Civic Data Cooperative (Liverpool) are running interactive workshops to explore the views of people in Cheshire and Merseyside, on the use of de-identified personal data for research and population health support without consent.

They are seeking members of the public across Cheshire and Merseyside to participate in online focus groups.

From 31 January, people across Cheshire & Merseyside can pop down to their local pharmacy for help with seven minor conditions which would previously have required a GP appointment.

The UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) has reported an increase in measles across the country and is encouraging people to check that they and their children have had two doses of the MMR vaccine.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) held a consultation in June 2023 on visiting in care homes, hospitals and hospices. They received over 1,400 responses from people receiving care, their friends and families, and health and care staff, and found clear support for introducing in law a new fundamental standard for visiting and accompanying.

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside’s Radiology Imaging Network (CAMRIN) has secured funding from the NHS Transformation Directorate’s AI Diagnostic Fund to accelerate the deployment of AI to help diagnose lung cancer patients quicker.

Help give a voice to children and young people across the UK in Children’s Mental Health Week, from 5-11 February 2024.
Children's Mental Health Week is a mental health awareness week that empowers, equips and gives a voice to all children and young people in the UK.

Cervical cancer screenings save at least 2,000 lives a year in the UK.

But 4.6 million people in England have never been screened for cervical cancer or have not taken up their last appointment.

Healthwatch England's new campaign aims to help the NHS reach the goal of eliminating cervical cancer by 2040.

Discover how Healthwatch are working to find out what stops people from taking up cervical screenings and what services can do to help fix the problem.