Sefton’s local NHS health and care consumer champion is looking to recruit a chairperson and is asking: “Do you share our passion to ensure people’s voices are heard by health and social care service providers and commissioners? If you do, then we want to hear from you!” Healthwatch Sefton makes sure local people have a say in influencing the design and delivery of local health … Continue reading Healthwatch Sefton is looking to recruit a leader

Theatre group Collective Encounters have taken up a twice-weekly residency at Bootle Library with the aim of creating a new piece of theatre for social change. The workshop will explore the issues that are important to you, your community and society. Collective Encounters is a professional arts organisation specialising in theatre for social change through collaborative practice. It uses theatre to engage those on the … Continue reading Collective Encounters at Bootle Library

Sefton4Good is asking local Sefton residents to Paint it Pink from 21-25 October to help raise money for local good causes. Paint it Pink is the annual drive from Sefton4Good to encourage local residents and businesses to donate their time and resources for charities and good causes in the borough. Sefton4Good are asking local businesses to fundraise on their behalf during this week, through activities … Continue reading Sefton4Good Paint It Pink week

Health commissioners in Sefton are encouraging residents to challenge themselves by taking part in Stoptober, a month-long challenge to quit smoking. Smoking is one of the biggest causes of death and illness in the UK – killing around 78,000 people every year and leaving many more with life-altering illnesses. Serious illnesses such as lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and heart disease have all … Continue reading Take the Stoptober challenge

*article taken from NHS Behind the Headlines “Dogs could be a heart’s best friend,” reports The Times, after two studies showed people who own a dog seem to live longer than those who do not own one. The possible beneficial effect – thought to be from a combination of increased physical activity and social support – seemed stronger in people who lived alone with their … Continue reading Owning a dog ‘may increase length of life’