Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2021 (March 15-22)
Monday (15th) marked the start of the third annual Neurodiversity Celebration Week.
Merseyside nurses remain angered by 1% pay rise
Merseyside nurses say their work through the Covid-19 pandemic is being undervalued following the announcement they will receive a 1% pay rise.
The BBC reports that some health unions are demanding a 12.5% pay increase for nurses for their work during the pandemic.
Sophie Fay, a nurse at Aintree University...
NHS group is looking for a new governing body member
NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group is looking for a new member to join its governing body.
This comes after the current lay representative Graham Bayliss, is stepping down from the role.
Graham Bayliss joined the CCG in 2016 after 23...
One year of Coronavirus in Merseyside
One year ago today, on March 11th 2020, the World Health Organisation declared that the Covid-19 emergency had reached pandemic status.
The global death toll had passed 4,000 but in the UK the number of confirmed deaths was still in...
Food Standards Agency launches new campaign to get young people talking about their allergies
On February 24th, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) launched #Speakupforallergies, following research that revealed young people are at a higher risk of experiencing an allergic reaction when it comes to food allergies.
It is believed that although young people on...
“I didn’t feel thin enough” Eating Disorders Awareness Week to focus on binge eating
One in fifty people in the UK will experience binge eating in their lifetime, making it the most common eating disorder, according to national charity Beat.
March 1 to March 7 is Eating Disorders Awareness Week and this year's focus...
Liverpool students focus on mental health with day of support
Today is the national day for University Mental Health Day.
Run jointly by Student Minds and UMHAN, the aim of the day is to make student mental health a national priority and to enact a nationwide effort to make student...
Age Concern offers free befriending service for Merseyside lonely and elderly
Age Concern Liverpool and Sefton have space for new clients on their Befriending Service for those 50+ who are lonely or isolated.
Clients can be referred by their GP, Social Worker, a family member or friend, or they can make...
Unpaid carers in Liverpool to receive Covid-19 vaccine
The local NHS and Liverpool City Council are appealing to unpaid carers whose role currently isn’t recorded, to make themselves known so that they can have the Covid-19 vaccine.
What Boris Johnson’s ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown announcement means for Merseyside
Boris Johnson has today announced his proposed four-month ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown.
Boris Johnson will address the public with his plan for the easing of lockdown restrictions in England at 7pm.
The current national measures, which began on January 4th, are...
