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Supporting Children’s Mental Health Week with the launch of a new text messaging service for young people

Last updated on Wednesday, February 3, 2021

To mark #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek and to support young people to manage their mental wellbeing, the 0-19 Health and Wellbeing Service in Wirral is proud to launch ChatHealth, a new text messaging service for 11-19 year olds.   Young people across Wirral will be able to find confidential advice...

Mental health support available at NHS 111

Last updated on Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Millions of patients experiencing a mental health crisis can now benefit from support through 111, the NHS has announced today. The change means the NHS in England is one of the first countries in the world to offer access to a 24/7 full package of mental health crisis support through one single...

People urged to use 111 - ahead of Junior Doctor industrial action

Last updated on Friday, December 29, 2023

People across Cheshire and Merseyside are being urged to use NHS 111 for all non-emergency healthcare needs ahead of industrial action by junior doctors early in the New Year.  As previously announced by unions, junior doctors will take six days of industrial action from 7am on Wednesday 3 Janua...

Health leaders urge people in Wirral to get boosted ahead of Christmas

Last updated on Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Two years on since the NHS delivered the world's first COVID jab, kickstarting the most successful vaccine programme in our history, health leaders in Wirral are calling on the public to get boosted ahead of Christmas. The autumn campaign, which started just three months ago has seen over 750,00...

Medical Director urges people to be ready for winter

Last updated on Tuesday, November 12, 2024

The Medical Director at Wirral University Teaching Hospital is urging people in the community to be ready for winter. Dr Nikki Stevenson, Medical Director at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, is encouraging people to make health their priority and prepare themselves for the approaching colder...

Vulnerable people to get urgent care at home

Last updated on Friday, December 20, 2024

Thousands of North West’s older and vulnerable people to get urgent care at home this winter Across the North West, thousands of older and frail patients will receive urgent treatment at home, as part of NHS plans to manage additional pressure this winter. Urgent Community Response (UCR) teams...

Call for People Aged 70 And Over To Contact NHS For A Covid Jab

Last updated on Friday, February 12, 2021

People aged 70 and over who have not yet been vaccinated against Covid and who would like to be are today being asked to contact the NHS to arrange a jab. Until now the NHS has asked people to wait until they are contacted to help ensure that those who are most vulnerable are protected first - a...

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