As we commemorate five years since the pandemic began, Liverpool’s Director of Public Health Matt Ashton, looks back at how the city responded to this unprecedented emergency, the challenges faced, the positive strides made, and the lessons learned. Sometimes it feels hard to believe that it’s been five years since COVID-19 changed our lives forever. … Read more
Liverpool City Council is undertaking a review of street trading along Sefton Park’s perimeter roads.
The final in a trilogy of reports detailing Liverpool’s Covid-19 journey has officially launched. This year’s PHAR not only reflects on the achievements made in the last 12 months – but remains a key tool in planning how health inequalities will be addressed, and health improvements made in the city. Although the Covid-19 pandemic shone … Read more
‘Good News Stories’ telling the personal experiences of people from Liverpool who overcame barriers to getting the Covid vaccine, are being showcased at the Museum of Liverpool’s atrium screens until 31 January. Part of the Liverpool Vaccine Equity project – the ‘Good News Stories’ exhibition evolved from the work of innovative teams in the heart … Read more
Liverpool City Council has launched a public consultation on converting the city’s three original pop-up cycle lanes into permanent corridors for active travel.
With flu and Covid both on the horizon, Director of Public Health for Liverpool, Matthew Ashton urges those who are eligible for a free flu vaccine and a Covid-19 booster vaccine to get protected as soon as possible. “We are expecting a difficult winter with a lot of respiratory illness due to viruses like flu … Read more
Although it’s still the height of summer, a challenging autumn and winter lie ahead. With Covid, flu and a cost of living crisis, Director of Public Health for Liverpool, Professor Matthew Ashton explains how learning lessons from the pandemic is the best way to prepare and protect our communities. “It’s clear we will continue to … Read more
Liverpool City Council and the local NHS are teaming up to host a series of health and wellbeing and ‘Grab a Jab’ events across the city this summer. Running throughout July, each session will offer people the chance to make sure they’re holiday ready by getting up to date on their Covid-19 vaccinations – as … Read more
Key workers in Liverpool have been praised for carrying out daily testing, which prevented Covid-19 from crippling emergency services. New findings published by a major health journal have revealed the world’s first testing pilot saved almost 8,000 work days from being lost to self-isolation. At the height of the pandemic, there was a risk of … Read more
Jim Lee, one of Liverpool’s Covid-19 vaccination call centre staff is also a medical student currently completing a master’s degree at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM). In this blog, Jim tells us why this opportunity was so important to him and how it’s helping him become a better doctor. “As part of the … Read more
Leaders, charities, voluntary organisations and businesses across Liverpool are coming together to celebrate the success of the Community Champion Programme and learn how they can better engage with minority communities. The Community Champions Programme was set up by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to support minority communities unproportionally affected by the pandemic … Read more
Each year, Public Health teams across the country reflect on the previous 12 months via an annual report – and this year, Liverpool’s approach has received high praise from national colleagues. Although Public Health Annual Reports (PHAR) are a statutory function, they are also essential in setting out key health challenges in each area and … Read more
On the back of today’s news that London has reached the very sad milestone of 20,000 deaths within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test result, Liverpool reflects on the importance of vaccination and the number of residents who have lost their lives due to Coronavirus. Overall, and up to today (12 May 2022) there … Read more
Liverpool City Council has won a prestigious award for its support of two hospitality hotspots through the Covid-19 lockdown.
Liverpool will reflect how the pandemic brought communities together, on the second anniversary of the 2020 lockdown. The Museum of Liverpool is hosting the finale of ‘Visible Virals’ – a unique arts project which has provoked public discussion and celebrated the city’s resilience, kindness and scouse spirit. Throughout March, Culture Liverpool partnered with the city’s … Read more
Although Covid-19 regulations have now been removed, and we are in a much better position than previous points in 2020 and 2021, Director of Public Health, Matt Ashton explains why we should still remain aware and how continuing with simple measures can keep ourselves and those at increased risk of Covid safe. “We know people want … Read more
Iconic buildings in Liverpool will be lit up with spectacular projections next week as part of a unique visual arts project highlighting how the Covid-19 pandemic impacted and united communities.
Liverpool is celebrating securing prestigious Purple Flag status again – taking its reign into a twelfth successive year.
Liverpool City Council and the local NHS and are teaming up with Arriva once again to bring the NHS Covid-19 vaccination bus back onto the streets of Liverpool. Last year, the city’s vaccination bus provided 48 community outreach events across 18 different locations and saw over 10,000 people vaccinated on board – many of whom … Read more
Many of us will have either had or heard conversations about how we all need to ‘learn to live’ with Covid. Director of Public Health, Matt Ashton explains why this is an overly simplified view.