NHS chief unveils new Liverpool diabetes centre

Chief Executive of the NHS Sir David Nicholson was on hand to officially opened a state-of-the-art diabetes centre at Liverpool's University Hospital Aintree. Sir David met with staff and patients during a special visit to the hospital before officially opening the £1.5 million Aintree Diabetes Centre on Friday.

The centre, which took its first patients at the start of the year, enabled the transfer of outpatient services from outdated accommodation at the former Walton Hospital.

Care Quality Commission Review shows inconsistencies in stroke services

The Care Quality Commission have published the findings of a major review of stroke services in England which show a lack of consistency across the country. The review has highlighted areas with considerable room for improvement as well as those where services are of a good quality.

Merseyside Funding Information Portal (MFIP) - New and Updated!

Please visit the MFIP website to view the latest funding information updates. There are a variety of factsheets available to download for free on the website; they cover a wide range of topics tailored to meet your needs – including Getting Started in Fundraising, through to Grant Fundraising, Public Fundraising and Generating Earned Income. Also included are further factsheets by NCVO on sustainable funding approaches

Care Quality Commision News

Follow this Link To keep up to date with the Care Quality commision News

http://cqc.cmecrm.com/action/p.cfm?m=11819&e=8800&c=2508

Fit for Survival

Fit for Survival


Charities, Governance and the Law

A free seminar for Sefton charities

Sefton parents protest to keep crucial children’s centres

PARENTS took to the streets to protest against cuts to children’s centres in Sefton.

The angry mums and dads walked from the Strand Shopping Centre to Bootle town hall, where they called to secure the future of vulnerable sites.

Homeward-bound patients at Southport Hospital get set in comfort

PATIENTS ready to go home from Southport hospital are now finding their departure that little more relaxing.

Funding for Projects that Support Disabled Children and their Families (UK)- True Colours Trust PDF Print E-mail

Local organisations and projects that support disabled children and their families have the opportunity to apply for funding through the True Colours Trust.

Get into Reading

‘Get into Reading’ is an innovative collaboration between Mersey Care NHS Trust, which provides specialist mental health services and The Reader Organisation, a charity dedicated to a ‘reading revolution’ and to putting good books in the hands of the people who do not usually have access to them.

Spotlight on GPs as fight for Southport’s kids’ walk-in centre kicks on

THOUSANDS of postcards will be distributed to Southport homes demanding the return of kids’ health services to our town.

Campaigners are calling on residents to sign the postcards and send them to their GPs, who, from 2013, will have responsibility for commissioning local health services.The soon-to-be-abolished primary care trust NHS Sefton last year ditched a promised minor injuries unit for children, to be based at Southport hospital, over “clinical safety” fears.

Invite to informal meeting with the NHS Sefton Board

Invite to informal meeting with the NHS Sefton Board.The Chair and Chief Executive of NHS Sefton are keen to meet with local community stakeholders to discuss any health-related issues of local concern or interest.

Cheshire and Merseyside Vascular Services Review

Vascular services in Cheshire and Merseyside are changing. NHS organisations are keen to bring arterial services together on a smaller number of sites, to concentrate clinical expertise and improve outcomes for patients.

Sefton Sports Council Partnership Fund – Grants of up to £3,000 available

Sefton Sports Council Partnership Fund – Grants of up to £3,000 available

This fund is now being used as match for the Community Foundation for Merseyside’s ECF programme and as such applications need to meet the ECF criteria ie targeting worklessness for over 16s as well as meeting the sports criteria.

Practice Makes Perfect

Winners of the "Spirit of Merseyside" award 2010, Southport based Practice Makes Perfect is holding an event at Lakeside Christian Centre, Promenade, Southport on Saturday 26th March, 2011 between 11am – 4pm.

Update from NHS Sefton: January 2011

Welcome to NHS Sefton’s first update of 2011. This bulletin is designed to keep you informed of our latest news and developments. We hope you find it of interest and we welcome any comments you may have. Please use the contact details at the bottom of the bulletin to get in touch.

Pregnant mother waited seven hours to be seen at Southport Hospital

SOUTHPORT Hospital has apologised after a pregnant mum waited seven hours to be seen by a doctor and health bosses warned it is facing severe pressure on beds due to the current flu outbreak.

Kerrie Anne Gilder sat in the Emergency Assessment Unit into the early hours of Thursday morning after being referred there by her GP.

Alcohol hospital admissions soar by 18%

Doctors dealt with an extra 1,000 patients needing treatment for alcohol illnesses and injuries in Sefton last year. The 18% rise in just 12 months meant 7,883 people went to hospital seeking treatment.

In Southport Hospital, 43 children also needed help because of excessive drinking.

Alder Hey faces new allegations of malpractice and bullying

LIVERPOOL’S world-renowned Alder Hey Children’s Hospital today defended its reputation amid allegations of failing to investigate alleged surgical malpractice, withholding information from patients and bullying among staff members.

The claims, published in the Independent on Sunday newspaper, prompted Chief Executive Louise Shepherd to write to parents and carers of patients.

£25m mental health hospital plan for North Liverpool

A BID to build a £25m mental health hospital on the site of the former Walton hospital is set to be approved by city planners.

The Merseycare bid will provide 85 in-patient beds for adults and the elderly, including patients with dementia and learning disabilities. The Trust said if it was granted permission it hoped to begin work this summer with a view to opening in 2013.

The Department of Health's Local Involvement Networks (LINks) Annual Reports 2009/10

The Department of Health's Commissioning, Analysis and Intelligence Team have published a report on the 2009-2010 LINks Annual Reports.

The report brings together information on resources, activity and outcomes from the Local Involvement Networks (LINks) annual reports of 2009/10, including comparisons to 2008/09. This report includes case studies highlighting activity of some LINks during 2009/10 and a quantification of the value of LINks

To download the report, please click here

Healthy Communities Peer Mentoring

Brighter Living will be running our next Healthy Communities Peer Mentoring course in a couple of weeks’ time.

The course enables community members, staff, service users and volunteers to engage with those people looking for low level support in areas such as weight management, smoking cessation, drugs, alcohol, mental health, breast feeding, sexual health and men's health.

Liverpool PCT reveal proposal for new Kensington health centre

Kensington residents are being asked for their views on proposals for a state-of-the-art Neighbourhood Health Centre.

Liverpool Primary Care Trust (PCT) has unveiled plans for a new centre at the junction of Edge Lane, Durning Road and Holt Road, which would offer patients an enhanced range of health services. Existing local surgeries Kensington Park General Practice and Edge Hill Health Centre have expressed an interest in moving there.

Two more swine flu deaths as flu vaccine runs out across Merseyside

SEVERAL GP surgeries and chemists in Merseyside have run out of the flu vaccine, leaving “at-risk” patients unable to obtain the jab.

Last night, health chiefs urged people with underlying health conditions to still come forward, and added vaccines would be dispatched to where they were needed.

Pick up your bus pass closer to home

Merseytravel is closing the ticket unit at its head office in Hatton Garden from Monday 20 December and transferring its services to travel centres across Merseyside.

Travel passes for older people and people who have certain disabilities are now available from all seven Merseytravel centres across Merseyside at Liverpool ONE, Birkenhead, Southport, Bootle, St Helens, Huyton and Liverpool Queen Square. You can also apply at any post office in Merseyside.

ADHD course for Parents - Free course for Parent Carers

Are you a parent/ grandparent/ carer who would like to find our more about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?

Would you like to know different ways of encouraging good behaviour, communicating effectively and helping them to gain self-esteem and social skills?

This course can help you become advocates for your child, build on your new skills and seek new solutions.

Adult Learners Week

Each year during Adult Learners Week, NIACE present Adult Learner Awards to outstanding individuals that have overcome personal barriers to take part in learning, and to organisations and projects that have had a huge impact on adults accessing learning. Winners are awarded both nationally and regionally (with the North West ceremony taking place in Manchester). last year 3 of the National winners were from Merseyside.

Liverpool GP outlines positive aspects of NHS White Paper

DR ROB BARNETT thinks there are also positives within the White Paper.

He said the proposals are only at early stages, and added only parts of the White Paper might become reality in any future Health Bill. He said: “It is clear they want to see clinicians and GPs at the forefront of commissioning. To my mind, that makes sense.

Liverpool health experts warn NHS White Paper could privatise health service

LIVERPOOL’S NHS could be slowly privatised if proposals from the Government’s health White Paper go through, health experts warned last night.

The concerns come after the British Medical Association (BMA) chairman Dr Hamish Meldrum warned about an “unnecessarily ambitious programme of reform” in his New Year message.

Liverpool heart and chest hospital will no longer admit patients from North Wales

A MERSEYSIDE hospital has said it will no longer admit patients from North Wales.

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, in Broadgreen, has banned patients from the region unless their condition is urgent because of a funding shortfall.

Sefton’s NHS volunteers praised at Christmas event

NHS Sefton held a Christmas party to honour the many local people who carry out voluntary work for the organisation.

The celebration was to say a special thanks to Sefton volunteers for all their hard work and commitment and for giving their time and expertise to help others.

The event was organised by the Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) team.

Sefton residents urged to get healthy with NHS courses

Residents who overindulged during the festive period can get back to good health with help from NHS Sefton.

Free six-week weight management courses will be launched throughout the borough this month, highlighting the importance of being a healthy weight and setting realistic and managable goals.

Bed blocking keeps Merseyside patient in hospital for six years unnecessasrily

THE ECHO can today reveal one of the region’s worst-ever cases of bed-blocking – a patient who has spent more than six years in hospital unnecessarily.

The patient, whose identity has not been revealed, is under the care of the mental health NHS trust covering Knowsley, St Helens, Halton and Warrington, called the Five Boroughs Partnership.A Freedom of Information request by the ECHO revealed the patient has spent 2,398 days on a ward unnecessarily.