A free half-day workshop about Single Handed Care will take place at Bootle Town Hall on Tuesday, 5 February. This is a chance to find out more about Moving with Dignity, the Single Handed Care approach and how it fits in to the national approach to Care Provision. This session will benefit: Carers Care Home staff Care workers Healthcare professionals The introduction of Single Handed … Continue reading Free workshop on care

Health commissioners and Sefton Council are supporting Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (Monday 21 January – Sunday 27 January) which aims to raise awareness of cervical cancer and the importance of screening.   NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), NHS Southport and Formby CCG and Sefton Council are encouraging women (aged 25 to 64) to have cervical screening to reduce their risk of developing cervical cancer. The … Continue reading Reduce your risk of cervical cancer by getting a regular smear test

More than two million people are being given an opportunity to tell the NHS about their experiences of using services at their GP practice. The GP Patient Survey invites a sample of people aged 16 and over from over 7,000 practices across England to take part. The survey provides detailed information about different ways people interact with primary care staff and how good that experience … Continue reading Will you be part of Europe’s biggest healthcare survey?

Among Sefton’s most beloved residents are its beautiful red squirrel population, found mainly in Formby. Their role in Sefton should not be taken for granted and special care is taken to sustain their numbers. An important part of this is observing and recording both red and grey squirrel numbers. Lancashire Wildlife Trust is hosting a squirrel monitoring workshop at Coronation Park in Crosby, tomorrow (January … Continue reading Keep a close eye on Sefton’s furry friends

Plans to scrap extending a benefits cap on families of more than two children has been cautiously welcomed by Sefton Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities and Housing, Cllr Trish Hardy – but she believes the move doesn’t go far enough. The Government has announced that those with children born before the Universal Credit system began in April 2017 would remain exempt, which means a number … Continue reading Two-child benefit cap due to be scrapped