Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in Sefton are inviting residents to come along to their first governing body meetings of 2019. NHS Southport and Formby CCG will hold its meeting on Wednesday 6 February and NHS South Sefton CCG will then hold its meeting on Thursday 7 February. The CCGs in Sefton hold their governing body meetings in public every two months to discuss and agree … Continue reading Local NHS commissioners confirm governing body meeting dates

The rain did nothing to dampen the spirits of everyone at Freshfields Animal Rescue Centre  recently, as the charity celebrated its 40th birthday. Based in Ince Blundell, the animal-loving charity has been providing a rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming centre for abused, abandoned and unwanted animals since 1979. As part of the ongoing festivities for what is a year-long celebration of how much the centre does … Continue reading Freshfields Animal Rescue Celebrates 40 Years of Love

Below is an article about aims to steer patients towards community activities to increase their health and wellbeing. Living Well Sefton has been piloting this approach with great success in Bootle for two years with the support of Well Sefton and  plan to roll it out across the rest of the borough. The number of workers trained to prescribe social activities, like exercise groups and … Continue reading More ‘social prescribers’ to ease pressure on GPs

Sefton Council has launched a new crowdfunding initiative to help community groups and volunteers create incredible projects to transform the borough. The local authority has teamed up with national crowdfunding platform Spacehive to create the #SeftonCrowd, a community-led initiative which can help groups and individuals to improve the communities where they live. Supporting a project can cost as little at £2 and funding may also … Continue reading Volunteers launch #SeftonCrowd to help transform lives across Sefton

On Monday, 21 January people across Sefton were urged to put the kettle on, sit down and take the time to have a chat with friends, family and colleagues for ‘Brew Monday’. A simple act like having a brew and talking with friends may seem trivial but it can actually make a big difference to someone who is struggling with their mental health. That is … Continue reading Health commissioners have a chat to mark ‘Brew Monday’