Merseyside NHS reveals new innovative measures in time for winter
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside have revealed new initiatives which will improve health care and help speed up discharge for patients.
The region can expect to see brand-new ambulances, elective hubs, virtual wards and care transfer hubs.
Preparation for winter are already...
Cancer patients in Liverpool have shorter wait times than other parts of UK
Patients in Liverpool now have a shorter wait time to receive treatment for cancer than other parts of the UK.
According to a study by Cancer Research UK, people in the UK are treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy less often...
Liverpool Women’s Hospital advocate aims to improve maternity services
Liverpool Women’s Hospital has appointed a maternity and neonatal advocate to support women and their families through maternity and ensure their care is handled properly.
It is part of Liverpool Women’s Hospital five-year strategy, from 2021 to 2025, to improve...
Fancy an alcohol-free drink? Then head to Brink
Brink is not your traditional bar - it doesn't serve alcohol.
Opened in 2011, it was one of Liverpool's first 'dry bars' since the heyday of the Victorian temperance bars.
Not only is Brink a dry bar, it is also a...
Merseyside strike round-up live blog – latest developments
Nurses and ambulance crews across Merseyside are on picket lines this morning, as the NHS experiences one of their biggest strike day yet.
Workers are striking outside the Royal Liverpool Hospital among other NHS trusts across Merseyside, including Arrowe Park...
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.
DaDa festival returns to Liverpool to highlight talent from deaf and disabled voices
This month Liverpool-based disability and deaf arts organization DaDa will be putting together three distinct events to showcase art made by deaf, neuro-divergent and disabled people.
The three events will include a comedic play which deals with the trials and...
Art installation takes over Liverpool Museum for the 2nd anniversary of the pandemic
An art installation about people's lived experiences of Covid has been projected on the side of Liverpool Museum.
Two years of loss and change to lifestyles is being marked by 'Visible Virals' a six-week art project across Liverpool.
It looks to highlight...
Campaign urges Merseysiders to test for HIV
Wirral Council are supporting local charity Sahir House, Sexual Health Wirral and other local groups in an effort to encourage individuals to test for sexual transmitted infections (STIs) such as HIV.
This week is National HIV testing week, a campaign...
Mersey Care eliminates Hep C for more than six months
Mersey Care has become the first NHS Trust in the UK to eliminate Hepatitis C from their patients and maintain this for more than six months.
Mersey Care's community alcohol and drug addictions team are based at Brook Place in...
