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  • Transforming cancer care
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News and Events

• NHS England Launches Long Term Plan
• NSPCC works with St Helens to launch new guidance on responding to harmful sexual behaviour
• Working to transform cancer care in Halton, Knowsley, St Helens and Warrington.
• Butterfly Model Accreditation for Kershaw Day Support Centre
• Let's Do It Together campaign
• St Helens leaders make Time to Change pledge on mental health
• St Helens partners with North West Ambulance Service to raise awareness of essential health services
• Summer water safety
• Biggest reform to GPs in a generation will bring new services for St Helens' patients
• Have your say on our ‘Care at the Chemist Scheme’
• CCG receives ‘good’ rating from NHS England
• New national patient safety strategy for the NHS
• NHS St Helens Clinical Commissioning Group Annual General Meeting (AGM)
• Think - do you need to be at A&E?
• Living your best life - community discussion and activity sessions
• Community Pharmacy appointment pilot launched
• Organ Donation Week 2019
• Be Clear on the Signs of Blood Cancer
• Contact Cares celebration event and launch of single point of contact number
• Year 11 Students in St Helens Enjoy Taster of Careers in Medicine and Healthcare
• Outcome of the public consultation on the 'Care at the Chemist' scheme
• NHS Flu Campaign Launches
• Play your part to keep antibiotics working
• Are you weather ready?
• Changes to community services provider in St Helens
• NHS In St Helens promotes community alternatives to A&E and ask public to ‘Lets do it together’
• St Helens Shared Care Record shortlisted for HSJ national award
• Parents of toddlers urged to get flu jab as cases continue to rise
• Christmas bank holiday pharmacy opening hours and other community services
• Are you p[repared for a healthy Christmas?
• GP fully booked? Evening and weekend appointments available across St Helens
• CCG backs #LetsDoItTogether Campaign
• CCG supports national push to recruit male blood donors
• Women urged to attend their cervical screening
• Advice leaflets produced on the 'Big 6' illnesses for parents
• New 'FIT' test for St Helens patients to rule out bowel cancer
• Coronavirus - latest information from NHS and Public Health England
• 'Kooth' online mental health support now available for young people in St Helens
• Call for volunteers to help coronavirus response in St Helens
• Number of community services in St Helens move to new providers
• Prevent pressure on the NHS by requesting an isolation note digitally
• Local doctor urges patients to not put off making GP appointment during coronavirus crisis
• GP surgeries to remain open over Easter bank holiday
• Coronavirus - information for vulnerable patients on shielding
• Easter Weekend Pharmacy Opening Times
• New 24/7 crisis line to support people’s mental health
• St Helens needs you! ‘Be a Care Hero’ and join us!
• St Helens Carers & Young Carers Centre – providing support during Covid-19
• Parents asked to keep baby and childhood vaccination appointments during Covid-19 crisis
• Safeguarding vulnerable residents from hoax calls
• NHS health services still there for you when you need them
• Concerns raised that people are not seeking medical help for serious medical conditions during Covid-19 crisis
• Free online mental health support for children and young people in St Helens
• Support for patient video online consultations with GP practices
• Covid-19 Testing
• Public urged to support pharmacists
• Could it be cancer? St Helens Hospital launches new advice line for those worried about symptoms
• Mental Health Awareness Week 2020
• Mental Health Awareness Week (1)
• NHS expands offer of help to people with diabetes during coronavirus outbreak
• NHS Test and Trace service launches
• New online tool launched to help support adults struggling with their mental health
• Updated guidance for people who are clinically extremely vulnerable (shielding)
• Deployment of the mobile Covid-19 testing unit (MTU) at Eccleston Park golf course
• St Helens GP joins NHS BAME advisory group on coronavirus response
• NHS receives the keys to major new cancer centre
• Additional COVID-19 regional testing site in Cheshire and Merseyside
• Cervical screening saves lives - don't put off your test
• Advice on face coverings
• Government announces steps to relax shielding guidance
• Coronavirus mobile testing facility visiting Rainhill
• Join us this Sunday at 5pm to say thank you to the NHS on its 72nd birthday
• Join us for our virtual AGM
• Public urged to ‘play their part’ in staying safe as venues reopen
• 24/7 mental health crisis lines now free to call
• Annual General Meeting 2020
• Help shape the St Helens local borough strategy
• Advice and guidance on face coverings
• St Helens CCG supports Better Health campaign
• Coronavirus isolation period extended from seven to 10 days
• Change in guidance for shielded patients
• St Helens GP reminds patients 'your GP practice is here for you'
• Stay safe by keeping your distance while socialising
• Play your part to stop the spread
• Can you help us find a treatment for people with Covid-19?
• St Helens Coronavirus Update
• Mobile Testing Unit in St Helens - Thursday 17th and Friday 18th September
• Sarah O’Brien to leave St Helens CCG and Council to take on key role at Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership
• TALKFEST is back!
• Could it be Covid? Local GP gives parents advice on what to look for
• Stronger measures introduced in St Helens to tackle spread of Covid-19
• Updated information on testing and self-isolation
• New Covid-19 tracing app launches
• St Helens Talkfest sessions - be part of the conversation around health and care
• Cancer quality of life survey
• St Helens Covid-19 Update
• Record numbers offered flu vaccination this year - have you had yours?
• New restrictions for St Helens - Covid-19 Update
• 'Clinically Extremely Vulnerable' residents to receive updated advice tailored to local Covid alert levels
• Local GPs remind patients that practices in St Helens remain open for business
• Local GP urges residents to stay fit and healthy to fight the virus
• Sarah O'Brien Awarded Honorary Professorship at Edge Hill University
• New local Covid-19 testing facility now open in Parr
• Clinically extremely vulnerable people are strongly advised not to go to work outside their homes during lockdown
• As a second lockdown begins, the NHS in St Helens is reminding people that health services are still there for those who need them
• New Accountable Officer confirmed for St Helens CCG
• CCG pledges commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
• Public urged to contact 111 first if they need urgent - but not emergency - care
• Self Care Week reminds us to live self care for life
• Self-isolation brings people together
• St Helens Cares shortlisted for prestigious HSJ award
• New eating disorder champion introduced for young people in Knowsley and St Helens
• St Helens to enter Tier 2 from 2 December
• Covid-19 vaccination update
• 50-64 year olds can now get their free flu jabs ahead of the Covid vaccine rollout
• NHS urges people with mental health worries to seek help
• A big thank you from Frank to NHS staff for outstanding cancer care
• St Helens GPs are ready for Covid-19 Vaccinations as part of biggest NHS immunisation programme
• Saints legend Bill is first St Helens patient to receive Covid-19 jab
• Health services in St Helens over the Christmas and New Year holidays
• CCG welcomes approval of Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
• Health leaders in St Helens urge people to make a resolution to be healthier in 2021
• Due your Covid-19 booster vaccination this week? Please attend your booked appointment
• New lockdown rules for England
• Can you help with Covid-19 vaccination roll out across Cheshire and Merseyside?
• First supply of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines arrive in St Helens
• Covid-19 vaccination appointments update
• GPs vaccinate Mary, 108, at Abbeyrose Court Care Home
• Covid vaccinations in St Helens - update
• High risk patients with Covid-19 in St Helens given home monitoring boost
• Covid vaccinations update for frontline health and care workers
• St Helens completes vaccinations of all care and nursing home residents in the borough
• Message to St Helens residents regarding access to GP and primary care services.
• Coronavirus: Mental health support is available in St Helens Borough
• New Covid-19 test site to open in Earlestown
• Covid vaccination update - over 70s and clinically extremely vulnerable patients
• GP practices complete vaccinations of housebound patients
• Call for people aged 70 and over to contact NHS for a Covid jab
• Mobile Testing Unit - Chancery Lane, St Helens
• Government Minister undertakes virtual visit to St Helens to thank those involved in the Covid-19 vaccination roll out
• NHS hits 15 million Covid-19 vaccinations
• NHS offers Covid jab to clinically vulnerable and people 65 to 69
• Covid patient tells how Covid Oximetry at Home service saved his life
• Key workers urged to get family tested before back to school
• Two million vaccines given in the North West as thousands more are urged to come forward
• Donate plasma and be the difference
• Cheshire and Merseyside health leaders launch drive to help Ethnic Communities feel safe about Covid-19 Vaccine following findings from insight research
• ST HELENS CARES ARE HIGHLY COMMEDED AT THE HSJ AWARD FOR HEALTH AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP
• National Day of Reflection
• Over 50s reminded to book their vaccine appointment
• Local GP gives advice and update on second dose
• Use the right health service this week – including Easter pharmacy opening times
• Stay Vigilant and Get Your Second Dose
• Mobile Testing Unit - Chancery Lane
• Covid-19 vaccine update
• SUPPORT FOR SELF-ISOLATION
• Local NHS celebrates 100,000 vaccine milestone
• JCVI advises on Covid-19 vaccine for people aged under 40
• Confirmation of Covid-19 vaccination status on the NHS app
• Mental Health Awareness Week - Connect with Nature
• Yes, We're Open! Accessing GP services
• People who feel unwell or are displaying Covid-19 symptoms are being reminded not to use lateral flow tests
• Public reminded to get Covid vaccine as new data shows massive reduction in risk of death in vaccinated individuals
• St Helens Mental Health Summit
• GP-led Vaccination Service to leave Saints on Friday 28 May
• NHS in St Helens reminds patients that GP practices and other primary care services remain open for business
• Long Covid’ sufferer from Liverpool tells of battling debilitating symptoms as part of ‘Spread the Facts’ campaign
• Covid-19 mobile vaccination bus in town centre Tuesday 31 August
• Headache and runny nose linked to Covid-19 Delta variant
• NHS in St Helens urges women to attend book cervical screening appointment when invited
• Mental Health Text Support Service Launched
• Mobile Covid vaccination service bus returns to Earlestown
• Covid PCR tests for people with symptoms in St Helens - update
• NHS reminds parents that GP, pharmacy or NHS 111 should be first option for poorly children
• NHS 73rd Birthday
• Region’s vaccine lead urges ‘Let’s keep Covid-19 offside’
• Restrictions in health and care settings from Monday 19 July
• TALKFEST - July 2021
• Free transport offer to Saints for Covid vaccinations
• Covid vaccination update
• Rise in unseasonal bronchiolitis in children during late summer and autumn
• Update on vaccination in St Helens
• COVID-19 vaccines for young adults and Children
• Long Covid sufferers in St Helens urged to seek out support from local services
• Vaccination bus visits Saints RLFC
• Healthy Child Programme in St Helens - change of provider
• Join us for our AGM
• St Helens 'Drop Box' doorstep assessment service shortlisted at General Practice Awards 2021
• Update on Covid vaccinations - booster jabs, 12-15 year olds and winter plan
• Information on Covid booster jabs and flu vaccinations
• Millions of flu vaccine invitations issued as part of largest annual drive in NHS history
• Thousands of St Helens residents to be invited to help trial new cancer test
• Local GP practices ask for support as they work through their busiest period
• North West's Chief Midwife encourages pregnant women to get the Covid vaccine
• Establishing the new Integrated Care Board (ICB) for Cheshire and Merseyside
• Covid vaccines for 12-15 year olds
• Covid Booster Jabs - update
• Booster vaccine rollout for housebound patients
• Self Care for Life: Help the NHS Help You
• Health leaders warn of 'hidden pandemic' of antibiotic-resistant infections
• National accolade for the Covid Oximetry @ home service
• Data shows Covid vaccines are safe in pregnancy
• Merseyside ‘Lung MOTs’ programme that can find cancer cases sooner to be extended to St Helens
• Covid-19 vaccination Programme marks one-year anniversary
• Local NHS calls on St Helens residents to get booster jab to guard against Omicron variant
• Local NHS services across St Helens, Halton, Knowsley, and Warrington join forces to highlight winter challenges
• Childrens Health and Wellbeing Services in St Helens
• Order your repeat prescriptions and stock up your medicine cabinet
• Covid isolation period cut from 10 to 7 days with negative test
• Haydock resident becomes first patient in Cheshire and Merseyside to receive new Covid drug treatment.
• People who are asymptomatic no longer need a PCR test to confirm a lateral flow test in England
• Residents urged to get vaccinated as Covid infection rates reach new high in the borough
• Healthcare Services information Provided in BSL (1)
• Covid self-isolation in England is being cut to five days
• OpCOURAGE - Information on the NHS Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service
• Help! NHS Talking Therapies campaign launches
• NEW St Helens COPD Support Group
• St Helens residents encouraged to keep Covid testing as Plan B measures end
• Healthcare Services information
• St Helen’s primary school awarded ‘Model School’ for its dedication to children’s emotional wellbeing
• ‘Help Us Help You’
• NHS and Prostate Cancer UK Launch New Campaign
• PM announces plans for Living With Covid In England
• Children's artwork competition - Lowe House Health Centre needs your artwork!
• International Womens Day
• Mark Palethorpe confirmed as St Helens Place Director
• NHS England launch consultation on new cancer standards that will help save lives
• NHS to begin contacting people for Spring booster jab
• Testing sites closed as free Covid-19 testing for general public has now ended
• St Helens residents urged to keep vigilant as Covid-19 cases rise again in the borough
• Easter pharmacy opening times
• How to get healthcare help in St Helens over the Easter holidays
• Patient Bernadette praises the St Helens Covid Oximetry@Home service
• St Helens Cares shortlisted for prestigious national award
• June Bank Holiday Pharmacy Opening Times
• Changes to the way health and care services work together
• Monkeypox public health message
• Antenatal education in St Helens and Knowsley
• Think 111 this Bank Holiday
• How do YOU feel about living in St Helens? Take the big quiz and help shape future health and care services
• St Helens health and care heroes honoured at awards ceremony
• CCG Chair to take up new role at St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
• Reminder to get boosted as Covid rates continue to rise in the UK
• Launch of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside - July 1st 2022

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