16 Apr 2018
As part of Diabetes Prevention Week (16-22 April), St Helens residents are being urged to eat healthily and be more active in order to help reduce their risk of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
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10 Apr 2018
It's thought around 1 in 500 people are affected by Parkinson's disease in the UK and NHS St Helens Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) want us to know the signs and symptoms to look out for this Parkinson's Awareness Week (9th April - 15th April 2018).
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03 Apr 2018
April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM), a fantastic annual opportunity to raise awareness of bowel cancer and funds to support the charities fantastic work
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28 Mar 2018
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.3m people across Cheshire, Merseyside and the surrounding areas including the Isle of Man.
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26 Mar 2018
A recent joint investigation carried out by education and healthcare watchdogs OFSTED and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has highlighted the effective work being carried out in St Helens for children and young people with and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
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26 Mar 2018
The Easter bank holiday weekend is just around the corner, and the weather forecast is hinting that there may be some settled weather to enjoy. Patients can save time in the waiting room by visiting their pharmacist for quick, confidential advice on a range of common illnesses.
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12 Mar 2018
England’s top nurse will launch a drive to end ‘pyjama paralysis‘ on Wednesday (8 March) to give patients back one million days of their precious time that would otherwise be wasted in bed in a hospital or care home.
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12 Mar 2018
NHS St Helens CCG supports the role of apprentices within the workplace.
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12 Mar 2018
March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month with NHS St Helens Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) urging women to know the symptoms and to get checked early.
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12 Mar 2018
Public Health England have launched a national campaign to raise awareness of breast cancer in women aged 70 and over.
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12 Mar 2018
A number of St Helens schools are closed today due to the adverse weather across the borough.
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07 Mar 2018
The NHS is using cutting edge technology to help slash diagnosis times for prostate cancer from six weeks to one day in a world-leading new approach that virtually eliminates the risk of deadly sepsis.
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26 Feb 2018
Realising that you or someone you know might have an eating disorder can be overwhelming. But Eating disorders, while serious, are treatable, and it is very possible to make a full and sustained recovery.
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26 Feb 2018
Many of us will be giving our hearts away in the tradition of Valentine's Day, but do you know how healthy your heart is?
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26 Feb 2018
The Christmas break seems a distant memory, and with half term around the corner, many children will be looking forward to getting out of the classroom and going out to play.
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26 Feb 2018
In one of the coldest weeks of the winter season, vulnerable patients are being advised by local GPs to keep warm whilst the cold weather persist
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26 Feb 2018
Every day 9 women in the UK are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 3 women will lose their lives to the disease.
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26 Feb 2018
Our local hospital is experiencing a high volume of patients, the frail and elderly, attending with serious complications of flu and respiratory illness. It is vital that we keep our services available for those who need them most.
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26 Feb 2018
Health chiefs at NHS St Helens CCG are encouraging local residents to stay away from A&E during the Christmas period. Hospitals everywhere are under pressure as they manage the increased demand over the Christmas and New Year break.
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26 Feb 2018
Local health chiefs in St Helens are reminding residents that seeing their local community pharmacist could be the best way to help them stay well during the Christmas period.
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26 Feb 2018
International Fraud Awareness Week kicks off Nov. 12, 2017 worldwide.
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26 Feb 2018
With the warning that some infections are becoming more resistant to antibiotic medicines, NHS St Helens Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) wants us to know when we should, and shouldn’t be taking them.
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12 Feb 2018
As winter looms and the cold weather sets in, the risks of falls and slips increases especially with the icy and slippery conditions. Health chiefs at NHS St Helens Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are encouraging local residents to plan ahead and take the appropriate measures to make sure you stay safe and healthy during the festive period.
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12 Mar 2018
Healthwatch are holding a Listening Event on the 15th March around your experiences of mental health services in the borough.
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15 Feb 2018
Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor, Steve Rotheram will kick-start a programme of community question time events on Tuesday, 7 November at Langtree Park, McManus Drive, St Helens, WA9 3AL.
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