Health

A new plan for Knowsley will help residents achieve a healthy weight and help improve their health.

Cancer Research UK’s ‘Cancer Awareness Roadshow’ will visit Kirkby this week, encouraging people to make small, simple changes to live more healthily and reduce the risk of cancer.

Flu season is around the corner – and vaccination remains the best way to protect against the potential serious harm it can cause.

If someone you know says they’re fine, and you think they might not be, the message from Time to Change’s campaign is clear – ask twice.

A new NHS campaign is urging us all to be more aware of our mental health – to know when we need support, and how to seek that help. 

Our local health partnership is looking at how health and care services can be improved – and wants to hear your views.

World Stroke Prevention Day takes place on Tuesday, 29 October. It’s a day to raise awareness of what a stroke…

Knowsley’s Greystone footbridge over the M62 is being lit in pink and blue next week to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week.

If you’ve been thinking of giving up smoking but not got around to it, there’s a range of support available from Knowsley Stop Smoking Service.

September is the perfect opportunity to offer support to family, friends and neighbours who are living with dementia by signing up to become a dementia friend.

The Stay Alive app is designed to help both those who are having suicidal thoughts and those who are concerned about someone else who may be considering suicide.

Orchid Male Cancer Awareness Week, which takes place from 2-8 September, is an annual campaign to raise awareness of male specific cancers.

As children across Knowsley prepare to start primary school, Public Health experts are advising parents to make sure their children are fully immunised against MMR.

Free blood pressure checks are being offered in Knowsley as part of the ‘Know your Numbers’ campaign throughout September.

The biggest transformation to the way family doctors work in more than a generation has been launched in Knowsley. Primary…

With temperatures continuing to rise in the coming days, make sure you keep yourself, and those around you, safe and well in the sun.

If you’re a Knowsley or St Helens resident with diabetes and would like some support and information, come along to St Helens and District Group’s sessions coming up in 2019/20.

If you have a baby or pre-schooler, this new campaign aims to help you with fun activities to boost their early literacy and communications skills.

Last year, the Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor, along with colleagues from the constituent local authorities (Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral) committed to the Dementia Friendly pledge.

A Knowsley care service which supports older people and people living with dementia to live in their own homes has received a glowing Care Quality Commission (CQC) report.

Staff at Kirkby Older People’s Day Centre have become the latest Dementia Friends in Knowsley.

Now that the festival season is almost here, Knowsley’s Public Health team is advising young festival goers to make sure…

A ward for adults with dementia in Knowsley unveiled its newly-refurbished courtyard and outdoor space for patients at an opening event on 10 June.

Comics Youth CIC has been working with a group of children looked after (who are in the care of the…

Dementia Action Week takes place from Monday 20 May to Sunday 26 May. There are 850,000 people in the UK…

A group set up by Knowsley teenagers following the tragic death of a friend is helping other young people improve…

Mental Health awareness week runs from 13 to 19 May 2019. This year’s theme is body image – how we…

Monday, 13 May sees the launch of National Smile month, which this year focuses on the health risks associated with the consumption of sugary drinks in under fives. 

The council is supporting the British Heart Foundation’s campaign throughout May and encouraging residents to get their blood pressure checked.…

The Government is investing an extra £20bn a year in the NHS as part of the NHS Long Term Plan.…

The mental health and wellbeing of pupils will be at the heart of every single school in Knowsley, as they all work towards a ‘Wellbeing Award’.

This week is Diabetes Prevention week (1-7 April) and residents are being urged to eat healthily and be more active in order to help reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Knowsley has been chosen as one of just ten areas across England to pilot a new four-year programme to detect lung cancer earlier.

Did you know that every 15 minutes in the UK someone is diagnosed with bowel cancer? It is the third…

Knowsley’s Stop Smoking service (Smoke Free Knowsley) has one of the best success rates across the North West.

Sixteen-year-old Aimee-lea Smith from Knowsley Village is using social media and her platform as a finalist in a national modelling competition to raise awareness about her illness, eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE).

A group of eighty primary school children took part in a mental health and awareness and well-being conference at OurPlace…

A new national campaign ‘Cervical Screening Saves Lives’ aims to raise awareness about the importance of cervical screening which can stop cancer before it starts.

The JohnPaul Project, a charity based in Knowsley, which provides support to veterans and their families across the Liverpool City…

A local NHS trust has produced a short animation which offers support to anyone who might be suffering with an eating disorder.

As anyone with children will know getting a good night’s sleep is not always easy! Well help is now at…

Young people in Knowsley can receive free counselling and emotional wellbeing support with Kooth, a service commissioned by Knowsley last year.

Knowsley Council, Champs Public Health Collaborative and the Cheshire and Merseyside NO MORE Suicide Partnership Board have launched an app that supports people in crisis and at risk of suicide.

A new campaign is reminding people about the great support available from pharmacies and how they are the best first…

On Time to Talk Day on 7 February 2019, residents are encouraged to talk about mental health, showing that such conversations aren’t difficult. 

The Greystone Footbridge will be lit green from Saturday (2 February) to show Knowsley’s support for the Clatterbridge Cancer Charity.…

Knowsley Council is supporting Veg Power’s campaign to get the UK eating more of it.

The New Year may be well underway but it is not too late to sign up for a break from…

Families are being encouraged to help their children cut down on the amount of sugar they consume by swapping for…

Wrap up warm as the Met Office has warned us to prepare for severe cold weather and icy conditions this weekend.

The ‘Staying Well in Knowsley’ guide, giving vital information about a range of community-based health and social care services, is…

If you’re a woman aged 50 to 70 you may receive an invitation to attend an appointment in the mobile…

Knowsley Council’s Public Health team has secured just over £372,000 of funding to target alcohol related issues for parents.

Political leaders from Knowsley Council have today backed a specialist centre based at St Helens Hospital to be chosen as a future ‘Hub’ for cancer care in the region. 

If you’re aged between 40 and 74 then it’s time to find out about your free NHS Health Check.

Saturday 1 December is World AIDS Day, an international event dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS and HIV epidemic across the globe and mourning the loss of those who have died from the disease.

As we approach the festive season a drive to reduce drunkenness is underway in Knowsley and across the region.

Knowsley’s Rebound Dance and Health CIC have received funding from the Knowsley Better Together fund to expand their range of…

Taking antibiotics when you don’t need them puts you and your family at risk. That’s the message from the latest Public Health campaign warning against the over-use of antibiotics.

A new strategy outlining how the council, partners, residents and businesses will all work together to achieve a Dementia Friendly…

87% of people in Knowsley say their overall experience of their GP practice is ‘good’ – beating the national average for overall satisfaction.

More than £35,000 is to be spent delivering activities and making improvements in the borough’s parks and green spaces. 

​Public Health in Knowsley is encouraging us all to rethink our drinking habits and ensure we have alcohol free nights throughout the week.

The ‘Kind to Teeth’ campaign is urging families to make healthier drink choices for their young children in a bid…

We all lead busy lives, but making small changes now can improve our health right away and boost our chances of staying healthy as we get older.  Healthy Knowsley is here to help.  It’s never too late or too early to start making changes.

Monday, 10 September 2018 is World Suicide Prevention Day – a day when people are being asked to give up just 20 minutes of their time to do free suicide prevention training which could help to save a life.

A new survey is hoping to find out how much we use digital technologies in managing our healthcare, and how these can be improved.

The latest Be Clear on Cancer campaign aims to raise awareness that ‘blood in pee’ is a key symptom of bladder and kidney cancer.

Over the summer months, with people being out and about more, Knowsley’s Public Health team are issuing advice and guidance around measles, which is extremely infectious.

Living with diabetes or want to know more about the condition? St Helens & District Group of Diabetes UK are offering support and information in their programme of meetings for 2018/2019.

THE Building Attachment and Bonds Service (BABS), in Knowsley, invited past and present service users to come together and share experiences of improving their parent-infant mental health.

Knowsley Council supports Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust awareness week and encourages women to attend their cervical screening when invited.

Read our little tips and tricks to help you fit in your ten minutes of exercise a day.

Knowsley Council has launched a new service to support residents to remain in their own homes or return home from hospital without delay.

A one stop shop of information to help you look after your own health and stay well in Knowsley.

A new campaign launched in Knowsley is promoting healthier drink choices to children and highlighting the risks of sugary drinks.

If you’ve got problems bothering you, remember to take control and speak to someone about it. There’s plenty of people willing to listen – find out who you can turn to.

Public Health England (PHE) is reassuring women who missed their final breast screening due to an error that they will be offered a catch up screening in the next few months.

As an alternative to the NHS 111 telephone helpline, a new service is being delivered which allows users to receive health advice when they answer questions about their main symptom.

If you’re 70 to 75, or 78 or 79, it’s a good idea to consider getting a vaccination to protect you from shingles.

With April being Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, it’s a great time to get clued up on symptoms to look out for and find out more about screening kits.

Join the many people supporting a campaign that aims to tackle childhood obesity and tooth decay.

Healthier, happier children and young people is the theme for Knowsley’s Public Health annual report 2017/18.

Do you smoke and want to quit? Now is the perfect time to make a start on giving up the habit. Read some quick advice on stopping smoking for No Smoking day on Wednesday 14 March.

A brand new centre at the site of Whiston Hospital has been created to support the mental wellbeing of children and young people in Knowsley.

‘Be clear on cancer’ – know the symptoms that could possibly be a sign of breast cancer.

Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust has recognised that Knowsley is committed to encouraging women to attend their important cervical cancer screening.

A new campaign is reminding people about the great support available from pharmacies and how they can be a good first port of call.

Knowsley is showing its support for The Clatterbridge Cancer Charity by joining in its ‘go green’ appeal.

By using F.A.S.T, you could help save your own life or others. Find out how to recognise the signs of a stroke so you can get help FAST.

Help stop the spread of nasty germs by following some simple advice.

A campaign by Change4Life is encouraging parents to take a closer look at the snacks they are buying for their children. Since it’s the new year, find out how you can make healthier snack choices.

To support people who work throughout the week and to reduce admissions to A&E or calls for an ambulance, patients in Knowsley can make GP appointments during extended hours.

Great news – a programme which helps to improve people’s mental health and wellbeing in Knowsley has secured enough funding to run for a further three years.

With the festive season just around the corner pubs in Knowsley are backing an initiative which encourages responsible drinking.

Knowsley’s Public Health team is encouraging parents and carers to get their children immunised against measles if they haven’t already.

As it has been revealed that less women are getting smear tests, women are being urged to take up their invitation to attend their smear test.

Top tips for reducing the environment and health impacts of open fires and wood-burning stoves.

A mobile breast screening unit will be returning to Huyton from 17 October for women who have been invited to attend an appointment.

Ronan Keating is urging residents to visit Cancer Research UK’s ‘Cancer Awareness Roadshow’ in Huyton this week and pledge to make a change towards a healthier lifestyle.