Health

Local residents are expressing both curiosity and concern in response to a series of public meetings being held by local healthcare providers, chiefly Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (MWLTH),

Patients of Lincoln House GP surgery are receiving letters informing them that the practice is to close. Southport And Formby Health, a private company offering NHS services have been operating the surgery

Hundreds of people in Southport are being thanked for taking part in the NHS-Galleri trial – the world’s largest research study of a multi-cancer early detection blood test. The leader of Cheshire

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Damien Moore MP is inviting community organisations in Southport to bid for funding to install a defibrillator in their local area, after constituents have written to him to express their strong support

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside has launched a new campaign to increase awareness of online health services after 86% of people surveyed said they wanted to start accessing services online.  The NHS, which marked its 75th anniversary on July 5, has rapidly

The merger between Southport & Ormskirk NHS Trust and St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals is set to complete this weekend following approval from health secretary Steven Barclay. St Helens and Knowsley

With cases of measles on the rise in the UK, parents and guardians are being urged to ensure that children are up to date with their vaccinations. Measles is a highly infectious

Members of the public are being asked to only call 999 for an ambulance in a life-threatening emergency, with GMB paramedics walking out on a 24 hour strike today (Monday). North West

Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust will merge with St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals, chief executive Ann Marr has confirmed. St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals (SHKT) took over managing Southport and

Damien Moore MP has announced that his Children’s A&E petition, launched in September, was signed by “well over a thousand” of his Southport constituents within the first week. The petition calls for

With winter illnesses and cold weather on the way, healthcare leaders in Sefton are inviting all those over 50 years of age to get protected this winter by getting their COVID-19 autumn