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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 [email protected]

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: [email protected] #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...

Children's Centre Consultation Sessions

As part of the continuous journey of improvement within children's services and in light of additional financial investment into Children's Centres and Early Help provision St Helens Council plan to complete a process of consultation with children and families and key stakeholders. The purpose of...

Christmas Recipes / Christmas Dinner Price-Lists / Food Bank Card

Teresa Mercer, the Community and Business Health Promotions Officer for St Helens Council has developed a number of recipes using Christmas recipes that you may be able to use with One is fancy version. Two are printer friendly versions. There is also a supermarket price list on how to make a 3...

Beating Loneliness, Stress or Sadness This Festive Season

The festive season can be a joyous time for most, celebrated with friends and loves ones. However, many people can be gripped by stress, anxiety and loneliness. To help people cope with loneliness, Northwest Boroughs Healthcare have produced a short animation, with handy tips and advice on how to...

Listening Event - "Self-Care"

Come and join us on the 14th, have some cakes and biscuits and talk to us about self-care, what you need to have in your first aid kit and how you can treat minor ailments for much less than you think. Pick up some freebies too.

The Healthy Living Team Are On The Move

Healthy Living Team, Smokefree and Specialist Weight Management Services are coming together to provide support for local people under a local offer. To contact the service, as a professional or patient: From 1st August 2019: please call 01744 371111, email: [email protected] , or drop-in to...

Care at the Chemist Consultation

NHS St Helens Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has started a 12 week consultation regarding its ‘Care at the Chemist’ scheme and wants to hear the views of the public as it reviews the future of the scheme. The ‘Care at the Chemist’ scheme for minor ailments is available to the public in all but...

Diabetes UK New Programme of Meetings - St Helens

St Helens & District Group of Diabetes UK are a friendly group offering information and support to people living with diabetes, those at risk of developing it and anyone who wants to find out more about the condition. Meetings are free to attend and they have a good selection of information on...

Volunteers Week

Volunteers week starts today! We'd like to give a big shout out to all of our volunteers, past and present! If you'd like to find out more about the valuable work that Healthwatch St Helens volunteers do, please click the link below: https://www.healthwatchsthelens.co.uk/volunteer-us

NHS - Have Your Say On Policy In Merseyside And Cheshire

Six Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in Merseyside and Cheshire are currently working together to review more than 100 local NHS policies and treatments to ensure that they have the best possible outcomes for patients, are in line with the latest clinical guidance and are making the best of the...