With Christmas just around the corner, health chiefs in Southport, Formby and West Lancashire are urging local patients to consider how they use 999 and A&E over the festive period for them and their children.
Southport and Formby residents are being invited to give their views about a range of NHS treatments – including blood testing, care for feet and leg ulcers, district nursing, pain control and community matrons – known collectively as community health services.
Macmillan Information & Support Centre Volunteer Jean Lilley wins receives the Galloway's Society for the Blind Carer of the Year Award
NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group’s (CCG) cancer and end of life GP lead has won a national Macmillan award for cross boundary working.
Hear more about your local NHS Health commissioners in Sefton hold their final Governing Body meetings of 2015 next week and anyone with an interest in their work is welcome to come along.
Kirwans Solicitors are hosting a Will Writing Week for Macmillan this week (23rd-27th November) where they will help people write a will free of charge with a suggested donation to Macmillan.
"Fifty everyday chemicals…could be combining to increase our risk of cancer," the Mail Online reports.
Roughly half of deaths from 12 smoking-related cancers may be linked directly to cigarette use
Avocados could hold the key to helping beat rare form of leukaemia - The Independent reports.