This June 2019, the NHS Northern Cancer Alliance will be launching a Health Harms campaign across the North of England called Quit 16 to encourage smokers in the region to make a quit attempt. The campaign will aim to raise awareness of the links between smoking and 16 types of cancer and will include the story of someone whose life has been affected by a … Continue reading Quit 16 – share your story about quitting smoking

NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is looking to appoint a new lay member to its Governing Body to replace Graham Morris who retires at the end of June 2019. Graham joined the NHS in 2005 as a non executive director and audit chair of Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Foundation Trust, later becoming its vice chairman. He then joined the CCG in December 2013 as … Continue reading Could you be our new lay representative?

Age Concern Crosby has announced that Red Joan will be the next screening at the Flicks and Friends Club on Tuesday, 21 May. For just £1 people can watch the film at the Plaza Community Cinema in Waterloo and have refreshments including tea, coffee and biscuits. The club is specially for the over 60s within Sefton to mix, meet new friends and have and afternoon … Continue reading Flicks and Friends for May

As it’s Dementia Action Week (May 20-May 26) Alzheimer’s Society Sefton is promoting a series of local events and activities that raise awareness of dementia. The organisation has a pop-up Memory Café at the Willows Day Centre, Parkhaven Trust, in Maghull today from 9.30am to 11.30am. And they will also be at the Atkinson in Southport on Tuesday 21 May from 11am to 3pm where … Continue reading Dementia Action Week

Local community group, Stepping Stones, recently made a display of the Last Supper for the true meaning of Easter. It was on display over Easter at the Temperance Hall in Southport where the group meets regularly. Stepping Stones encourages members with disability – whether it’s a mental health, physical or learning disability – to get out, support each other and to improve wellbeing. The group … Continue reading Step in the right direction