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STHK Every Experience Matters Survey

This survey has been developed by the Patient Experience Team to ask about your experiences whilst an inpatient at Whiston, St Helens or Newton hospitals. There is space at the end of the survey for you to give us any further comments about your care and treatment. All of the answers you give will...

Letter To Essential Workers

We have received the email below from Susan Forster, Director of Public Health containing information for all Essential Workers. EMAIL SENT ON BEHALF OF SUE FORSTER, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH, ST HELENS Dear People's Board member, I want to thank you for your continued work to tackle the spread of...

Covid19 - Tier 3 Restrictions For St Helens

The government has told St Helens, together with the Liverpool City Region/Merseyside, that we will be going into tier 3 – the highest level of risk in the new national three-level alert system. We have been told this is because our hospital admissions are high and increasing. St Helens and Whiston...

Every Experience Matters Survey

This survey has been developed by the Patient Experience Team to ask about your experiences whilst an inpatient at Whiston, St Helens or Newton hospitals. There is space at the end of the survey for you to give any further comments about your care and treatment. All of the answers you give will be...

Quit Smoking And Breathe - Stoptober 2020

Sign up with Smokefree St Helens and take the Stoptober 28-day Stop Smoking challenge! Stopping smoking for 28 days means you're five times more likely to stay smoke free for good. The campaign launched on 15th September, encouraging people to sign up to get ready to take the challenge on 1st...

Cheshire & Merseyside - COVID-19 Update

Almost all areas in Cheshire and Merseyside are experiencing significant increases in the number of COVID-19 infections, and some have now passed the critical level of 100/100.000 cases, which triggered localised COVID-19 restrictions being introduced yesterday (22nd September) in Liverpool, Sefton...

COVID Posters and Information Available in 11 Languages

Public Health England have produced COVID posters and information that is available in 11 languages and free to share. Test and Trace Translated posters promoting drive through testing and self-isolation are now available in 11 languages from the Campaign Resource Centre . Symptoms Translated...

Health Minds - Summer Program

Are you 18 - 24 years old? Do you want to get involved in a range of sessions to keep you active and looking after your mental wellbeing over the summer? MPH Training have an exciting timetable of events with something available for everyone. To find out more please click the link below to go to...

New service for carers

New service for carers commencing 10th September 2020. Do you care for someone with a palliative condition? Need support or practical advice? Then Willowbrook Hospice can help you! Come and join the online practical support sessions. Facilitated by a variety of professionals from Willowbrook...

Mental Health Toolkit – Designed by St Helens Young People

Learn how to #GrowYourHappy Young people have helped to shape a new wellbeing support kit called #GrowYourHappy. The online kit is an easy to digest page filled with ideas for young people to embrace taking care of their mental health was launched on International Youth Day on Wednesday 12 th...

Attend Anywhere Video Consultation - Feedback

Have you used North West Boroughs’ video consultation system, Attend Anywhere? If so North West Boroughs want to hear about your experience. Your feedback is essential in helping to improve this newly developed system. Please either call (01925) 664057 or email bernadette.millington@nwbh.nhs.uk

Tell Us About Your Experience of Leaving Hospital During COVID-19

Help your NHS help you To make room for the sudden need for more beds as a result of the coronavirus, the NHS changed the way it discharged people from hospital. But what was your experience? Take just 10 minutes to tell us about your experience and help the NHS know how to improve care for all...

CQC Special update: Because we all care

Share your thoughts about the care you receive - or share them with us and we'll pass them on: info@healthwatchsthelens.co.uk #BecauseWeAllCare CQC and Healthwatch have come together to launch a joint campaign to encourage users of health and social care to provide feedback on their experiences. In...

Escape Pain Program

This course is in the form of 12 sessions over 6 weeks that consists of both physical activity and education that is specifically tailored to people experiencing chronic knee or hip pain. People are referred via the physio dept at St. Helens hospital and can self-refer into that service via...

Cervical Screening Awareness Week- The Eve Appeal launches live series Probably Nothing

For this Cervical Screening Awareness Week, The Eve Appeal has updated its Cancer and Coronavirus Information Hub to reflect the beginning of some cervical screening programmes across England resuming. You can access their updated information at eveappeal.org.uk/coronavirus The Eve Appeal is also...

Liveable Streets in St. Helens

St Helens Council would like your help to identify locations that need traffic calming measures during the COVID19 crisis. It’s important to introduce enhanced spaces for pedestrians and people on bikes across the Borough. This will enable social distancing for safe essential journeys and exercise...

Mental Health Awareness Week (18-24 May)

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week (18-24 May) and the theme is ‘Kindness’. The Mental Heath Foundation would love to hear how you’ve been kind to others and others have been kind to you (please see below). For employers – please see links to the Time to Change website Employer Pledge Support for...

Family Support Service

A new family support service has been launched so that family members can stay in touch with patients in St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust . penPALS – relatives can send messages, pictures, photo’s to their relatives and they can arrange for them to be taken to the patient on the...

Kind To Your Mind

The “Kind to Your Mind” Cheshire and Merseyside partnership campaign went live on Monday 13 th April https://kindtoyourmind.org/ The online resources are for anyone living and working in the Cheshire and Merseyside area and include apps, courses, podcasts to support mental health and wellbeing...

The Silent Solution - Message From St Helens Police

Merseyside Police is committed to keeping everyone safe but know there are a number of vulnerable people living in our communities who will be additionally concerned about the prospect of staying at home for a number of reasons - including those who have been the victims of domestic abuse. They are...

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Speak Up And Help Improve Health And Care Services In St Helens

The CCG is supporting Healthwatch St Helens #SpeakUp2020 campaign, which gives you the opportunity to tell the local champion for health and social care about your experiences and the changes that you would like to see made locally. Healthwatch St Helens is calling on more people to share their...

Hospitals Need To Do More To Show People How They Learn From Complaints

Healthwatch England's latest report goes live today, taking a closer look at hospital complaints. Sir Robert Francis will be sending a letter out to all hospitals and NHS leaders to make them aware of the report and the action that needs to be taken. Key findings include: Only 38% of trusts make...

Free Complementary Therapy Taster Sessions - Macmillan Cancer Support

Venue: Education and Training, Nightingale House, Whiston Hospital, L35 5DR Time: 10.00am – 1.30pm (no need to book, just drop in) Dates: 27/01/20 06/04/20 20/07/20 05/10/20 The event is to highlight what support is available for anyone living with and beyond cancer, their carers, relatives,...

Children and Families Community Hub – Lowe House Health Centre

This brief is to inform and update you about a key piece of work NHS St Helens CCG has been undertaking with its partners to develop a children and families community hub at Lowe House incorporating a freestanding midwifery-led unit (MLU). Background In late 2018, NHS St Helens CCG was successful...