Sefton Council has launched a new round of funding to back ideas which will put local people at the heart of the efforts to create more vibrant, resilient and connected communities. The funding opportunity is part of Sefton Crowd, an initiative that aims to give anyone who lives locally with ideas about how to improve their area the opportunity to gain funding via the UK’s … Continue reading New funding to help Sefton communities bring project ideas to life

Taking Root in Bootle, a network of community gardeners, are working with other organisations across south Sefton and north Liverpool to create a network of wildflower meadows, thanks to a grant from the Liverpool City Region’s Community Environment Fund. The Community Environment Fund was established last year by Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram to improve the environment of the Liverpool City Region and promote community involvement in … Continue reading New wildflower meadows to be created in south Sefton by community gardeners

The Government COVID-19 vaccines delivery plan aims to vaccinate tens of millions of people. Now the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is urging local people to tell them how it is working in Sefton so it can review the take-up of the vaccine, how you have accessed information about it, and your attitudes towards the vaccine.  To help, Healthwatch Sefton has opened a survey … Continue reading Share your Covid-19 vaccination experience

Doctors in Sefton are concerned that people who develop a persistent cough automatically assume it is COVID-19 related and are not seeking advice from their GP, when in fact it could be a sign of lung cancer. Sefton health professionals are urging residents with any signs or symptoms of cancer to contact their GPs to discuss concerns. Early diagnosis of lung cancer can save lives. … Continue reading A new persistent cough isn’t always COVID-19

Sefton residents have recently been alerted to their clinically extremely vulnerable Covid-19 status as part of a national push by Government. QCovid, a new predictive risk model developed by Oxford University, uses technology that analyses a combination of risk factors based on medical records, to assess whether somebody may be more vulnerable than was previously understood, has helped clinicians identify, for the first time, a … Continue reading Change in Covid-19 risk status for some Sefton residents