NHS Sefton's Annual General Meeting - Come along!

Residents are invited to come along to NHS Sefton’s Annual General Meeting on Thursday 30th September to find out more about their local primary care trust. Visitors can look around an exhibition area highlighting the work of NHS Sefton, chat with health professionals and learn more about leading a healthy lifestyle.


It is a chance for people with an interest in local health and services to ask questions,hear about NHS Sefton’s performance last year and about its plans for the coming 12 months.

Click here to download the NHS Sefton AGM letter

Walk in centre for Southport children postponed

Health chiefs have gone back on their promises and are attempting to ditch plans for a children's walk-in centre a second time, Southport's MP has claimed.

John Pugh told The Champion yesterday (September 14, 2010) that NHS Sefton have postponed a proposal for a children's site amid worries that it will adversely affect children's services at Ormskirk Hospital outlined at a special stakeholders meeting held last Friday (September 10, 2010).

NHS Sefton wage error staff to repay cash

Hundreds of Merseyside health workers must pay back about £160,000 in wages because of a payroll error.

NHS Sefton staff, including nurses and healthcare assistants, were told about the mistake in letters this month.They are being given three years to repay the cash, varying in amounts between £20 and £4,500, after overtime payments were miscalculated.

Have Your Say!

We want you to have your say about the proposed changes to LINks by the Department of Health.

Across England, many people including the LINk membership already give up their time to help shape local health and social care services. In July 2010, the Government announced its plans to set up an independant champion for health and social care consumers called HealthWatch England.

Latest News from the Duncan Society

The Duncan Society Autumn – Winter (September 2010 – February 2011) Programme has now been published. Please click here to download a copy.

The programme booklet is available to download, print and circulate. All events are Free.

Details of each individual event will be sent out nearer the event date. Further information will be available on the Duncan Society website www.liv.ac.uk/ssp/duncansociety and for more information please contact the society on duncan-society@liv.ac.uk

2010 Year of Health and Wellbeing E-bulletin

Please Click Here to view September’s edition of our 2010 Year of Health and Wellbeing E-Bulletin.

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For more information, please visit http://www.2010healthandwellbeing.org.uk/

NHS Sefton's "Have your say on the NHS White Paper"

The White Paper “Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS” was published in July 2010. This government paper sets out the future of healthcare in England . It signals greater control for GPs and the reform of current healthcare systems.

There are four consultations that go with the White Paper that will help finalise the government’s proposals.