21 Jun 2018
Air pollution is real and harms the health of millions. But there are lots of simple things we can do to improve air quality and look after our own and other people’s health. Clean Air Day is a chance to find out more about air pollution, share information with friends and colleagues, and help make the air cleaner and healthier for everyone.
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19 Jun 2018
SHOPPERS can access health information while they pick up their groceries and clothes as Cancer Research UK nurses move their regular drop-in facility in St Helens to The Hardshaw Centre in Church Street.
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22 May 2018
14 - 20 May 2018 Every year, thousands of supporters across the UK take part in Mental Health Awareness Week, which creates an opportunity for each of us to think about Mental Health and Wellbeing.
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22 May 2018
National Nurses Day is celebrated annually in May to raise awareness of the important role nurses play in our community. It marks the beginning of National Nurses week, which ends on the Birthday of Florence Nightingale 12/05.
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22 May 2018
Cough mixture, eye drops, laxatives, sun creams, paracetamol and anti-dandruff shampoo are among the products that will be curbed.
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22 May 2018
NHS St Helens Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are backing a campaign to improve the lives of people living with the condition this Dementia Action Week.
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08 May 2018
NHS England has confirmed that new and expectant mums will be able to access specialist perinatal mental health community services in every part of the country by April next year.
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04 May 2018
Someone in the UK has a stroke every five minutes. That’s 100,000 people having a potentially life changing medical condition in their brain every year. Now, NHS St Helens Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) wants us to know the signs to look out for.
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04 May 2018
NHS St Helens CCG supports the role of apprentices within the workplace.
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04 May 2018
April is Stress Awareness Month and a good time to open up and talk about the stresses in your life and get the help you need to reduce them.
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04 May 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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04 May 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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04 May 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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04 May 2018
This World Asthma Day (1 May), NHS St Helens Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is reminding us it’s never too early, never too late, it’s always the right time to manage your asthma.
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04 May 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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04 May 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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04 May 2018
After a long, cold winter we could all do with feeling the sun on our backs and getting the fresh air into our lungs. And in May there’s no excuse not to get out and about – the days are longer and warmer, and it’s National Walking Month.
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04 May 2018
The Lost Boys’ a report published by Save The Children in July 2016 highlighted that there isn’t a single location in England where boys are outperforming girls in early language skills, or even coming close. And the report stated that the gender gap is at its most extreme in St. Helens, where boys start primary school over 17 percentage points behind their female peers.
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04 May 2018
Traffic on the roads is challenging around bank holidays and it can be just the same in A&E – so why not be smart and beat the queues this May bank holiday weekend?
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04 May 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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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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22 May 2018
This month will mark the tenth annual Healthy in St Helens event, which aims to improve the health and health awareness of local people through fun and family entertainment.
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22 May 2018
Dementia Information Event 21st May 2018 9.30am - 2.00pm The Hope Centre, Atherton Street, St Helens, WA10 2DT Let’s celebrate Dementia Action Week together and embrace living well with Dementia.
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22 May 2018
This Dementia Action Week (21-27 May), St Helens Council’s Public Health team and St Helens Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are building on a successful campaign which will make St Helens an even more dementia-friendly place to live and work.
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04 May 2018
Date: Tuesday 5th June 2018. Arrival at 12.30pm for registration and lunch. We aim to close the event at 4pm. Location: St Helens RFC Totally Wicked Stadium
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04 May 2018
The Stroke Association are holding their annual Step Out sponsored walk to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association. The walk will be held at Taylor Park, on 21st June 2018 from 10.30am, walk starts at 11.00am from the Boat House.
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04 May 2018
Practising and student health visitors are invited to attend an open evening at Suites Hotel in Knowsley (L34 9HA) on 1 May to find out more about a career with North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s 0-19 child health services in Knowsley, Sefton and St Helens.
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04 May 2018
Taking steps to make sure you know the signs of mental health problems in yourself and others can save lives.
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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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