Advice and Information

‘Too Much Blue - Get a Review’, is a new campaign focused on child asthma - developed by Beyond, the NHS Cheshire and Merseyside children and young people's transformation programme. It will run throughout autumn 2025 and aims to encourage better self-management of asthma through a mix of education, practical tools, and community engagement.

Patients across Cheshire and Merseyside are being asked to plan ahead for the August bank holiday weekend (Saturday 23 August – Monday 25 August) by ordering any necessary repeat prescriptions, to avoid running out of essential medication. The NHS recommends any repeat prescriptions due in the days over the summer bank holiday should be ordered by Friday 15 August to give GP practice and community pharmacy time to get their prescription and medication ready.

Free instant access digital mental health support is now available across St Helens for everyone aged 18+. The NHS commissioned service provides free, safe, and anonymous online mental health support whenever you need it. There are no waiting lists for support and no referral needed. Access to the platform is available instantly 24/7. Go to www.qwell.io to get started today.

Support available includes:

- Live chat or messaging with qualified mental health professionals
- Self-help tools, articles and podcasts
- Online community

Live chat available from:
Monday to Friday: 12pm - 10pm
Saturday and Sunday 6pm - 10pm

Free instant access digital mental health support is now available across St Helens for everyone aged 10-25. The NHS commissioned service provides free, safe, and anonymous online mental health support whenever you need it.

This World Hypertension Day and during May Measure Month, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside is encouraging people over 40 to get their blood pressure checked.

Healthwatch St Helens (Halton & St Helens Voluntary and Community Action) has been awarded the contract to continue to act as your local watchdog for health & social care services.

To kickstart our work for the next 5 years, we have undertaken a review of governance and would now like to invite expressions of interest from members and local people interested in becoming a Chair.

Following the fantastic success of the SEND Information Day at the Totally Wicked Stadium, which brought together families, services, and professionals for a truly engaging ‘Local Offer in person’ event, St Helens SEND Information Hub are excited to announce the launch of their new SEND Information Hub Website.

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside is asking for people’s views as part of a review of long COVID support.

Kind to Your Mind is a website which can help support the mental health and wellbeing of people living and working in Cheshire and Merseyside.

January is cervical cancer awareness month.

Our offices will close Friday 20th December and re-open Thursday 2nd January 2024.

Is local Healthwatch accountable to Healthwatch England?

No, your local Healthwatch is commissioned by their local authority and will be accountable to them.

However when something is a problem and other local Healthwatchs are experiencing it too, Healthwatch England will gather evidence to look at the problem on a regional or national basis.