On World Diabetes Day (14 November 2019), NHS South Sefton and NHS Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are urging local residents to become familiar with the warning signs of diabetes to try to spot the condition sooner. Diabetes causes a person’s blood sugar level to become too high due to ineffective control by a hormone called insulin. The two types main of diabetes … Continue reading Be diabetes aware and know the signs

New research* launched by the Movember Foundation reveals nearly half (47%) of men feel they are unable to confide in friends about their problems, compared to 63 per cent of women who do. This may be attributed to men having fewer social connections. On average, the men who were surveyed said they had three close friends, although nearly a third (27%) said they did not … Continue reading New research reveals the lack of friendships damaging men’s health

Sefton Council invites you to ‘Talking Health and Wellbeing’ in Sefton. Come along and have your say on a new Health & Wellbeing Strategy – “Living Well in Sefton 2020-2025”. You will hear about the results of the consultation (survey) on the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment which took place over the summer. People told the council what they feel is important in relation to: • … Continue reading Your invitation to ‘Talking Health and Wellbeing’ in Sefton

Crosby Coastal Park is set to be lit up with an amazing light constellation and high-octane entertainment to signal the start of Sefton’s build up to the Borough of Culture. The Borough of Culture (BoC) title is awarded by the Liverpool City Region’s Combined Authority to one of its six local authorities (Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral) on a rotating, annual basis. … Continue reading Borough of Culture shines on Sefton!

Health commissioners in Sefton are inviting local residents with an interest in their work to come along to their next governing body meetings. NHS Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and NHS South Sefton CCG hold their bi-monthly governing body meetings in public, so that people can listen to the discussions and the decision making processes of the doctors, nurses and other health professionals that make up these forums. Dr Rob Caudwell, local GP and chair … Continue reading Sefton residents invited to health commissioners’ meetings