Leading social media platforms popular with young people including Snapchat, Reddit, TikTok, and YouTube, are supporting the vaccination programme by encouraging their users to get coronavirus (COVID-19) jabs. The partnerships come as all adults aged 18 and over are invited to receive a vaccine in England as the vaccination programme continues at unprecedented pace and scale. Snapchat users can use NHS stickers, a filter, and … Continue reading Leading social media platforms unite to support COVID-19 vaccine drive

GP practices in Sefton are open and continue to provide services as they have done throughout the pandemic. This means that for patients, your surgery is still providing healthcare services, be it remotely using telephone or video technology, or face to face if safe to do so and deemed necessary by your GP. One Sefton patient is very thankful that her GP practice was so … Continue reading GP practices are still here for you

Smokefree Sefton is looking for someone to join their team as the new Youth Tobacco and Nicotine Prevention Officer. The purpose of the role is to work with relevant partners to develop strategies and resources that will help to prevent young people from smoking and using vapes. Smokefree Sefton’s aim is to support people in understanding why they smoke, to identify and manage any cravings, … Continue reading New vacancy with Smokefree Sefton

Small Charity Week is a campaign to celebrate and raise the profile of the small charity sector.The campaign is delivered by The FSI, NCVO, NAVCA, Local Giving and Small Charities Coalition, all passionate about the work of the Small Charity Sector. The week is organised as a series of activities and initiatives to support and raise awareness of the hundreds and thousands of small charities … Continue reading Supporting small charity week

Students from Hugh Baird College have formed a volunteer group to help clean up the streets around the college’s Bootle campus. The group, comprised of learners from across the college’s courses, have created their own ‘Community Action Group’ to tackle the litter on the streets of Bootle with an aim to make a difference to the local community. The students were supported during their first … Continue reading College students help to clean up their community