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Care Homes during the Covid-19 pandemic: Report

Between October and December 2020, we spoke to care home staff and managers, along with members of the public with a loved one living in a care home, to learn more about experiences in Liverpool care homes during the Covid-...

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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...

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.

14 December 2020

Let's get tested for our city, whether you have covid-19 symptoms or not. #LetsGetTested gov.uk/testliverpool

City-wide testing under way in Liverpool

A ground-breaking mass testing programme is being piloted in Liverpool.

6 November 2020

Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Exterior - photo credit Paul Karalius

Major new cancer hospital opens in Liverpool

A major new hospital that will transform cancer care in a region that is one of the worst affected nationally by the disease has opened in the heart of Liverpool.

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Life in Lockdown - TLC Transforming Lives

Many of us are looking out for positive news and ways to improve our wellbeing during lockdown so I'm contacting organisations I usually work with in the community to see how they are staying connected in lockdown....

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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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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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A close up of and older woman, with short white hair, smiling at a mobile phone. The phone is being held up by a younger women, wearing a surgical-style face mask.

Care Homes during the Covid-19 pandemic: Report

Between October and December 2020, we spoke to care home staff and...

Front page of Wellbeing focus group report

Wellbeing: Online Focus Group - summary of findings

24 February 2021

On 18th January 2021, to coincide with 'Blue Monday' we...

Front page of Dental focus group report

Access to Dental Care: Online Focus Group - summary of findings

24 February 2021

On November 26th 2020 we facilitated a small online focus group about...

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Homeless Services in Liverpool Report 2020

18 February 2021

This report explores the provision of Homelessness services in...