A major Liverpool landmark is set to take centre stage with a powerful call for smokers to quit, this ‘No Smoking Day’ (Wednesday, 12th March). St John’s Beacon will be illuminated and transformed into a visual display, reinforcing the health benefits of stopping smoking and inspiring positive change across the city. The Beacon will feature … Read more
Liverpool residents wanting to cut down on alcohol can get free expert support through a new app that promotes a healthier lifestyle. The ‘Lower My Drinking’ app is part of a new campaign urging people to “Rethink Your Drink.” The app is available to anyone living or working in Liverpool. It offers expert advice tailored … Read more
Liverpool City Council and its partner agencies are set to introduce a transformative way of working to help families recovering from drug and alcohol addiction and who are receiving specialist care. The Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) offers an alternative to the family court process by providing parents with specialised support to address the … Read more
Liverpool City Council and its health partners are urging people to stay alert to the risk of Mpox cases, following a recent rise in cases in the Northwest. Mpox is a viral infection which spreads through close contact, including intimate or sexual contact, or contact with contaminated materials, such as bed sheets or towels. Like … Read more
Liverpool City Council and its partners are calling on people across the city to take an HIV test and ‘know your status.’ This National HIV Testing Week (10th–16th February) is the perfect time to get checked. The completely confidential process is quick, free, and has never been easier with multiple access points across the city with … Read more
Liverpool City Council is pleased to announce a significant milestone in its ongoing commitment to addressing racial inequality by appointing a leading diversity and inclusion organisation, Inclusivitii, to support the development of a bold, anti-racism strategy for the city and council. This marks a pivotal moment in the Council’s efforts to foster a more inclusive, … Read more
HIV testing is set to increase across Liverpool’s hospitals, with “Opt-Out” testing for HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C. This approach is being introduced in Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments at Aintree University Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. This innovative approach will ensure that all patients undergoing routine blood tests in A&E are … Read more
A temporary night assessment hub has opened to help people who would otherwise be out on the streets overnight in Liverpool.
Following a successful programme to reach more women with HIV PrEP, we asked Dr. David Rook, Specialty Registrar in Sexual Health and lead for the Axess PrEP for Women campaign, to tell us about why we did this, the urgent need to improve PrEP awareness and provision to women in Liverpool and its role in … Read more
Liverpool City Council partners with George House Trust to provide free infant formula to mothers living with HIV. Liverpool City Council is collaborating with HIV support charity George House Trust to support the City’s bold ambition of ending new HIV diagnoses by 2030, as part of its commitment to the global Fast-Track Cities initiative. There … Read more
Liverpool City Council’s Leader, Councillor Liam Robinson, has joined the world’s most important meeting on climate change, to talk about Liverpool’s plans to drive down net zero emissions from culture and events. Cllr Robinson addressed COP29 in Baku via an online link from his Liverpool office, he was the only non-government politician to address the … Read more
Earlier this week, Liverpool proudly hosted Professor Sir Michael Marmot, a leading global advocate for health equity. His visit aimed to elevate the Fairer, Healthier Liverpool initiative, highlighting Liverpool’s commitment to tackling health inequalities as the city works towards achieving Marmot City status by 2025. Securing Sir Michael’s visit is a significant milestone, emphasising Liverpool’s … Read more
Residents in Liverpool will soon be able to access a new weight management service, developed in consultation with local residents using behavioural insights. Starting in January 2025, ICE Creates will deliver a Healthy Weight Service that offers various programmes to support families and adults in achieving and maintaining a healthy weight. Engagement and consultation will … Read more
A band new online learning hub – All Together Inspired – has been launched to support Cheshire and Merseyside’s public, private and third sectors to learn more about the social determinants of health and reduce health inequalities. The social (or wider) determinants of health refer to the social, cultural, political, economic, commercial and environmental factors … Read more
Some of Liverpool’s iconic buildings will glow green on Thursday 10 October to spotlight World Mental Health Day and raise awareness of workplace wellbeing, this year’s theme. World Mental Health Day is a global initiative observed annually on 10 October, aimed at raising awareness of mental health issues and promoting support for mental wellbeing. … Read more
Smokers in Liverpool are being encouraged to quit for “Stoptober” as new data shows the city’s residents are stubbing out the habit in record numbers. Over the past decade, Liverpool has made significant progress in its work to tackle the harms caused by smoking – and for 2024 a new campaign is being launched informing scousers … Read more
Liverpool City Council is proud to announce the funding of ten community organisations over the next three years as part of its new Community Champions programme. This initiative is aimed at addressing health inequalities, with a particular focus on the city’s more deprived communities and underserved groups. The programme comes in response to the findings … Read more
Trigger Warning: This release discusses topics related to the prevention of suicide. Latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that, tragically, the suicide rate in Liverpool is increasing and is now higher than the average for England. Liverpool’s rate is comparable to that of the North-West and other UK cities where communities … Read more
As many as 33,000 people in Liverpool could be living with high blood pressure without even knowing it. High blood pressure is a leading cause of heart attacks and strokes in the UK, but because it often has no noticeable symptoms, it remains widely undiagnosed. That’s why it’s more critical than ever for people to … Read more
A group of leaders from Cheshire and Merseyside ranging from public health, the NHS, Children’s Services and the voluntary sector, have joined forces to publish a statement on the urgent need to end child and family poverty in the subregion. The statement has been written in response to a report commissioned by Directors of Public … Read more