News · 29 April 2020
Cuts to Covid-19 support “puts lives at risk” – Mayor
A “scandalous” cut in financial support to Liverpool’s attempt to tackle the Covid-19 crisis will costs lives, according to the city’s Mayor.
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Care · 22 April 2020
£6 million boost for social care providers
Liverpool City Council is to cover the pay of workers in the adult social work sector who are self-isolating or off sick due to coronavirus. The move – believed to be among the first in the country by a local authority – is part of an initial £6 million package of emergency measures approved by
Care · 17 April 2020
Care workers praised for commitment during COVID-19
Care workers in Liverpool are being praised for their hard work and commitment during the coronavirus pandemic. Cabinet member for adult social care and health, Cllr Paul Brant, has paid tribute to the thousands of staff working in residential and nursing homes and home carers visiting people in the community. Care staff provide support to
News · 15 April 2020
New campaign wants you to be “Kind to Your Mind”
PEOPLE in Liverpool are being urged to be kind to their minds during the Coronavirus outbreak. A new campaign, Kind to your Mind, led by Cheshire & Merseyside Health & Care Partnership, has been launched that aims to support the mental wellbeing of people living and working across the region. The campaign also sees the
News · 9 April 2020
Easter holiday opening for Liverpool’s childcare hubs
If your children are attending one of the childcare hubs in the city please check which hubs are open both across the whole Easter holiday period and on the two bank holidays, Good Friday and Easter Monday. All special schools are closed during the Easter holiday period except Sandfield Park which is offering limited provision
Care · 6 April 2020
Advice and support for carers
If you are caring for a vulnerable family member or friend during the coronavirus outbreak there is plenty of help and advice available that will support you in your caring role. The government has issued general advice for carers particularly about what to do if the person you’re caring for has symptoms. Liverpool Carers Centre
Care · 3 March 2020
LGBT+ community urged to consider adoption
In LGBT+ Fostering and Adoption Week, the regional adoption agency Adoption in Merseyside (AiM) are looking for more adopters from the LGBT+ Community including single adopters and couples. The number of children looked after in England rose by 4 percent to 78,150 at 31 March 2019, however the number of adopters have decreased. Jenny Ness,
Family · 22 November 2019
City turns orange to highlight domestic violence
Liverpool is holding a series of events in support of a United Nations campaign to break down the wall of silence surrounding domestic violence. Domestic abuse is a crime that can affect anybody and reported incidents are on the rise. Merseyside Police received over 13,500 calls in 2018, high risk cases increased by 17 per
Uncategorized · 14 November 2019
Safeguarding in Liverpool – it’s everyone’s business
Organisations across Liverpool will be coming together next week to raise awareness of abuse against vulnerable adults. November 18-24 is National Safeguarding Adults Week, led by charity the Ann Craft Trust, and teams from Liverpool, as well as three other Merseyside boroughs, will be out and about answering questions about safeguarding and giving advice and
Care · 4 November 2019
It’s Occupational Therapy week
It’s Occupational Therapy week! For the next five days we’ll be celebrating our fantastic OTs who work with children and adults and explaining how their invaluable skills support people. Today, in our final piece for Occupational Therapy Week Faye Burke, OT team leader, tells us about the OT team’s personalised care pilot project that started
Care · 24 October 2019
First council care home for more than 25 years opens in Liverpool
THE first Liverpool City Council-commissioned care home to be built in more than 25 years opens in Speke this week. The £8m Brushwood on South Parade is part of a commitment by the city council to meet the rising demand for dementia care services. It is the first local authority-built care home to open in
Care · 4 October 2019
Kinship carers celebrated in Liverpool
Kinship carers are being celebrated in Liverpool next week – and grandparents, relative or family friends bringing up someone else’s child are being urged to get involved. Kinship Carers Liverpool is the longest running and largest kinship care support group in the country, and established National Kinship Carers Week in Oct 2015 to raise awareness
Uncategorized · 27 September 2019
Liverpool commits to tackling ageism
We need to change the way we talk about ageing – that’s the pledge that Liverpool City Council will be making next week. On Tuesday 1 October, the UN’s International Day of Older Persons, Deputy Mayor of Liverpool Gary Millar will join other local authority leaders in signing an open letter committing the city to
Care · 19 September 2019
Liverpool Dementia Information Day
People living with dementia and their carers can find out more about the condition and the support services available at next week’s Liverpool Dementia Information Day. Organised as part of World Alzheimer’s Month, the free event, on Wednesday 25 September, will see a packed programme of speakers at the Conference Centre at LACE, as well
Care · 8 July 2019
New state-of-the-art social care facility opens in Liverpool
A £5 million unit which will include specialist support for people who have suffered a stroke opens in Liverpool on Wednesday 10 July.
Care · 25 June 2019
Liverpool Disability rights hero to be remembered at Town Hall Event
An event to launch the memoirs of Sir Bert Massie CBE DL, will be held in Liverpool Town Hall on 25th June. The event, which will be hosted by The Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson OBE, will pay tribute to the life and work of Sir Bert, Vice Chairman and long-standing Trustee of Local Solutions and a key figure in the disability rights movement.
Care · 17 June 2019
Showcase of support for families of children with special needs
A massive showcase of the support available for families of children with special educational needs in Liverpool is taking place on Wednesday 19 June. The “Local Offer LIVE” SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability) information event is happening at St George’s Hall on Lime Street from 12-8pm. A huge range of support services, projects and
Health · 14 June 2019
Merseyside marks National Breastfeeding Week
Merseyside will be marking National Breastfeeding Week from Monday 17 June with a series of events organised by breastfeeding support workers across the area. The week will kick off with a walk organised by breastfeeding peer-support group Liverpool Community Bambis from St George’s Hall to Chavasse Park in Liverpool ONE at 11.30am which is open
Community · 14 June 2019
A ‘good’ result for Liverpool’s young offenders
Liverpool’s Youth Offending Service (YOS) has been rated as ‘good’ with some ‘outstanding’ areas following an official inspection.
Uncategorized · 16 May 2019
Find out more about dementia
PEOPLE in Liverpool can find out more about dementia at special sessions being held as part of Dementia Action Week 2019. To be hosted at Sedgemoor Hub, Liverpool City Council’s specialist dementia centre, two drop-in sessions are running on: • Tuesday 21 May at 1pm, organised by the Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Friends • Thursday 23
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