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Mersey Care are looking for suggestions on a new name for their NHS Continuing Healthcare team

Take a short survey to help name the newly combined Mersey Care team.

Job Vacancies: 2 x Information and Project Officers (Enquiry focused)

We are looking to recruit two people to join the Information & Advocacy team at Healthwatch Liverpool.

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NHS reminds people to get their second Covid-19 jab

The NHS in Liverpool is stressing the importance of getting a second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

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NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Bus launches in Liverpool

The local NHS is working with Liverpool City Council, Arriva, and local GP practices to deliver a COVID-19 vaccination bus for the city.

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Patients asked to choose NHS 111 first over Easter weekend

People who need urgent NHS care over the Easter weekend are being asked to contact the NHS 111 service, especially on Friday 2 April (Good Friday) and Monday 5 April (Easter Monday) when GP practices will be closed.

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NHS in Liverpool launches campaign to promote a new way of improving people’s health and wellbeing

An estimated one in three people contact their GP with concerns that can’t be addressed clinically. Liverpool, always a step ahead, is trailblazing a two-pronged approach to social prescribing, which is unique in the UK...

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Carers in Liverpool to receive Covid-19 vaccine

The local NHS and Liverpool City Council are appealing to unpaid carers whose role currently isn’t recorded, to make themselves known so that they can have the Covid-19 vaccine.

25 February 2021

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Blog: My long-covid journey

After falling ill in March 2020, Healthwatch Liverpool manager, Sarah Thwaites is chronicling her recovery and experiences for the council's Liverpool Express website. We'll be reproducing her blogs here as she gradually builds up her working hours.

24 February 2021

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Free online training for family carers of over 16s with a learning disability

Identifying early signs of worsening health in a person with a learning disability – specific training for family carers

24 February 2021

Job Vacancy: Engagement & Project Officer

We are looking to recruit someone to join the Engagement team at Healthwatch Liverpool.

12 January 2021

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Liverpool doctors explain local vaccine roll-out

As groups of GP practices in Liverpool continue the roll-out of Covid-19 (coronavirus) vaccinations for priority groups, the local NHS is sharing details of the how the process will work for the city’s residents.

12 January 2021

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Liverpool GPs begin local Covid-19 vaccinations

Groups of GP practices in Liverpool are starting to invite people over 80 to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.

16 December 2020