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St Helens Mind Launch New Male Mental Health Programme
St Helens Mind have received some funding to create a Men's Suicide Prevention group aimed at 18-30 year old men.
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Consultation Launched On Proposed Changes To Fertility Treatment Policies In Cheshire And Merseyside
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB) has launched a six-week public consultation on proposed changes to local fertility treatment policies, running from 3 June – 15 July 2025.
Currently, there are ten separate policies for Cheshire and Merseyside, which means that eligible people have varying access to NHS-funded fertility…
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Book your blood tests
Please see attached new poster including new website information for patients wishing to book a blood test appointment on-line.
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LGBTQ+ Suicide Bereavement Support Group
SoBS is very pleased to announce that it is opening a new group to support members of the LGBTQ+ community who have been bereaved by suicide,
SpeakOUT is a free & confidential online peersupport group for anyone who identifies as…
SpeakOUT is a free & confidential online peersupport group for anyone who identifies as…
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Know Where To Go For NHS Help During The Christmas And New Year Bank Holidays
The NHS in Cheshire and Merseyside is urging people to know how to access urgent help while their GP practice is closed during the Christmas and New Year bank holidays.
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Count Me In – Involving Patients And Service Users In Mental Health Research
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust has launched Count Me In, an innovative new approach to research. The aim is to increase the number of patients and…
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We're Still Here for You
The Government has announced that it wants to change the law to:
1. Transfer the work of Healthwatch England to the Department of…
1. Transfer the work of Healthwatch England to the Department of…
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Final Call For People To Get Their Spring COVID-19 Vaccination
With the spring COVID-19 vaccination offer ending on Tuesday 17 June, the NHS in Cheshire and Merseyside is urging those eligible who haven’t yet had…
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Latest reports and publication
Access to Mental Health services for Young People in St Helens
We knew there was a lot of work going on across Cheshire & Merseyside to find out young people’s experiences of accessing support for their mental health. We wanted to make sure that we were finding out what our local young people were experiencing.
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Finding out about our Residential Care Providers across St Helens
At Healthwatch St Helens, we wanted to develop a better understanding of what our residential care providers are delivering and what would help them to enhance the care they deliver every day.
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