Charity founded by Liverpool comedian helping to raise mental health awareness
National Car Parks (NCP) have teamed with national mental health charity Chasing the Stigma to raise awareness on the importance of mental wellbeing.
Chasing the Stigma was set up by Liverpool comedian Jake Mills after his own suicide attempt in 2013.
He...
COVID-19 vaccination bus comes to Liverpool
Today a COVID vaccination bus will launch, visiting various areas over the coming weeks with low vaccine take up.
World Parkinson’s Day 2021
World Parkinson’s Disease Day was started in 1997 by the World Health Organisation and European Parkinson’s Disease Association to raise awareness of those suffering from the neurological condition- Parkinson’s.
GPs encourage women to get checked out this Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and GPs, cancer specialists and survivors are encouraging women to visit their doctor if they suspect they could have the disease.
Cancer of the ovaries is one of the most common cancers among women...
NHS in Liverpool launches campaign to promote Social Prescribing
Liverpool NHS have launched a campaign to promote Social Prescribing in the city: a person-centred and holistic approach to health and wellbeing.
The term social prescribing describes an all-round personal care approach to health and wellbeing. Which could mean anything...
Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2021 (March 15-22)
Monday (15th) marked the start of the third annual Neurodiversity Celebration Week.
Stroke awareness campaign relaunched by Public Health England
Public Health England has relaunched its campaign alerting people to the dangers of a stroke.
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...
