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Permanent Place Director for Liverpool appointed

06 Feb 2024

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside can announce that Mark Bakewell has been appointed as Place Director for Liverpool on a permanent basis.

NHS Pharmacies in Cheshire and Merseyside to begin treating people for common conditions

31 Jan 2024

Patients in Cheshire and Merseyside will be able to get treatment for seven common conditions through their high street pharmacy from today, as part of a major transformation in the way the NHS delivers care.

Diagnostic services in Cheshire and Merseyside win funding to accelerate the use of AI to help diagnose lung cancer patients quicker

29 Jan 2024

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside’s Radiology Imaging Network (CAMRIN) has secured funding to accelerate the deployment of AI to help diagnose lung cancer patients quicker.

Arrival of steel frame marks progress with development at Victoria Infirmary, Northwich

29 Jan 2024

The next stage of the construction of the Cheshire and Merseyside Surgical Centre at Victoria Infirmary Northwich has begun with the arrival of a steel frame on site.

Toolkit unveiled to tackle fuel poverty

24 Jan 2024

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside and Health Innovation North West Coast joined forces to explore ways of supporting people whose health condition made them particularly vulnerable to fuel poverty.

NHS launches catch up campaign for missed MMR vaccines

24 Jan 2024

Millions of parents and carers in England are being urged to book their children in for their missed measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine.

Video reminds people to choose the right service

23 Jan 2024

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside has partnered with Merseyside and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in creating a hard-hitting new video featuring staff from the Accident & Emergency (A&E) department at Whiston Hospital.

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside reports most challenging week of winter

23 Jan 2024

NHS services across Cheshire and Merseyside are experiencing their most challenging week of winter yet – with a number of local hospitals particularly stretched.

Pharmacy First service - coming soon

17 Jan 2024

The NHS is due to launch a new service called Pharmacy First at the end of January, which will allow patients to access more treatments directly from community pharmacies.

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside January 2024 Board meeting

15 Jan 2024

The next meeting of the NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board will take place at the Floral Pavilion Theatre and Conference Centre in New Brighton, Wirral from 9am to midday on Thursday 25 January 2024.

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside first recipient of new UK-wide social value award

12 Jan 2024

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside, integrated care board for the region, has become the first organisation in the UK to receive a new award for social value in health.

Health and care leaders among those recognised in 2024 New Year Honours List

11 Jan 2024

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside’s Chair and Chief Executive have congratulated all 26 people from Cheshire and Merseyside who were recognised in the 2024 New Year Honours List

NHS thanks staff and the public following junior doctor strikes

09 Jan 2024

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside is thanking staff and the public for their support following the latest period of industrial action.

Make more time for the important things - order repeat prescriptions on the NHS App

04 Jan 2024

Patients in Cheshire and Merseyside can save time by ordering regular medication using the NHS App. The NHS App is the quickest and easiest way to order a repeat prescription – and it puts you in better control of your own health.

Public urged to use NHS 111 ahead of New Year doctor strike 

29 Dec 2023

People across Cheshire and Merseyside are being urged to use NHS 111 for all non-emergency healthcare needs ahead of industrial action by junior doctors early in the New Year.

Booking a jab in the North West is 'as easy as booking a cab' in NHS App overhaul

18 Dec 2023

The NHS has set out how people in the North West will benefit from better access to life-saving vaccinations, following the success of initiatives already trialled in the region during the COVID-19 vaccination programme.

Public urged to use NHS 111 ahead of Christmas and New Year doctor strikes

15 Dec 2023

Please use NHS 111 for all non-emergency healthcare needs ahead of industrial action by junior doctors both ahead of Christmas and early in the New Year

Director General of Adult Social Care visits Cheshire and Merseyside

14 Dec 2023

Michelle Dyson was in St Helens to learn more about how local health and care integration is supporting residents to experience better care and better outcomes

Patients urged to order repeat prescriptions ahead of Christmas

12 Dec 2023

Patients across Cheshire and Merseyside are being asked to plan ahead this Christmas by checking their regular medications and ordering any repeat prescriptions they might need early - using the NHS App.

Everton in the Community signs Anchor Framework

07 Dec 2023

Everton in the Community has become the latest organisation to sign the Cheshire and Merseyside Anchor Framework which aims to strengthen local communities.

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside urges people to get winter jabs in time for Christmas

04 Dec 2023

Christmas is coming and with just 11 days until online bookings for COVID-19 and flu vaccines close, the NHS in the Cheshire and Merseyside is urging anyone still eligible to book an appointment and get potentially lifesaving protection ahead of the festive season.

NHS outlines how it will help improve access to GP practices across Cheshire and Merseyside

01 Dec 2023

A new report sets out NHS Cheshire and Merseyside’s plan for improving access and making it easier and simpler for patients to access the care they need, and supporting GP practices to manage demand and capacity through a range of additional measures.

Royal College of Defence Studies ‘impressed’ by visit to NHS Cheshire and Merseyside

30 Nov 2023

International military leaders from the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS) were welcomed by NHS Cheshire and Merseyside last month, as part of a programme of visits across the UK focused on political, diplomatic, security, social and economic issues.

NHS in Cheshire and Merseyside takes steps to improve care and help speed up discharge for patients

27 Nov 2023

New ambulances, elective hubs, virtual wards and care transfer hubs are amongst the innovative measures in place to ensure patients in Cheshire and Merseyside receive the best possible NHS care this winter.

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside November 2023 Board meeting

27 Nov 2023

The next meeting of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board will take place in Cheshire East on Thursday 30 November 2023.