News · 9 March 2026
Liverpool City Council has launched a new action plan to tackle ketamine-related harms across the city, focusing on prevention, early intervention, and supporting families and young people. Ketamine use is an emerging and complex issue. Unlike other substances where established pathways already exist, ketamine presents unique challenges: patterns of use, rapid escalation, and serious physical
Health · 4 March 2026
One year after launching in January 2025, Liv Life Liverpool, a commissioned partner of Liverpool City Council, is celebrating a year of life-changing impact across the city. Created with local residents, the service supports people to achieve and maintain a healthy weight through compassionate, long-term support. In its first year: At a time when 63% of adults in Liverpool
A well-run council · 16 February 2026
Liverpool City Council, alongside key partners from across the city, brought together key stakeholders for a workshop last week (12 February) focused on improving the sexual health and wellbeing of young people in the city. The event marked a significant step in shaping a new, collaborative action plan designed to ensure that young people receive high-quality information and advice, learn about healthy
Blog · 14 February 2026
Liverpool City Council’s Public Health team and partners share a Valentine’s message for young people, with a difference! This Valentine’s Day, Liverpool City Council’s Public Health team is reminding young people that love, connection and intimacy come in lots of forms, and physical intimacy doesn’t have to be one of them. With pressure from social media, TV and peers, it can sometimes feel
Healthier lives for children and adults · 12 February 2026
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News · 11 February 2026
Liverpool’s health and care partners have today (11 February 2026) reaffirmed the city’s global leadership in public health by announcing a bold expansion of their Fast Track Cities work. The city will now adopt an ambitious Fast Track Cities + (Plus) approach, widening its focus to end HIV, all blood-borne viruses (BBVs), and tuberculosis (TB). Liverpool has been a
Blog · 9 February 2026
This year, Children’s Mental Health Week will take place from 9-15 February 2026. The theme for Children’s Mental Health Week 2026 is ‘This is My Place’ which is all about helping to ensure that people, places and services that surround children and young people can help them feel they belong. In 2025, 6929 students from
A well-connected, sustainable and accessible city · 9 February 2026
Partners from across Liverpool came together on Friday 6 February for the quarterly meeting of the Liverpool Combating Drugs Partnership (CDP), reaffirming their joint commitment to reducing drug and alcohol related harms across the city. The partnership drives the city’s proactive approach to reducing drug-related harm, crime, and deaths across the city. It works through a ‘whole-system approach’, bringing together local government, drug and alcohol services, health services, police and criminal justice partners, and voluntary organisations and reports
A well-connected, sustainable and accessible city · 2 February 2026
Partners from across Liverpool came together on Monday 26th January for a meeting of the Fairer, Healthier Liverpool Partnership, reaffirming the city’s commitment to tackling poverty, reducing health inequalities, and improving the building blocks of good health for every resident. Hosted by Liverpool John Moores University, with thanks to Professor Tim Nichol and his team, the meeting brought together partners from across health, housing, education,
Community Safety · 30 January 2026
The UK has lost its measles elimination status due to experiencing a large increase in measles cases in 2024. This means that measles has taken a hold in the UK again and is continuing to spread. Measles is a highly infectious viral illness which can cause serious illness. Last summer there was a significant
A well-connected, sustainable and accessible city · 28 January 2026
Liverpool City Council recently supported the delivery of a Spinal Community Assessment Day (SCAD) for Liverpool residents currently on the spinal surgery waiting list. The Spinal Community Assessment Day (SCAD) is a collaborative pilot between The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, the Spinal Clinical Network, Everton in the Community and local community services aimed at
Health · 25 January 2026
Cervical screening remains one of the most effective ways to prevent cervical cancer, and health partners across the city are urging women and people with a cervix aged 25 – 64 to attend when invited. Two women die every day from cervical cancer in England, yet it is one of the most preventable cancers. Screening
A well-connected, sustainable and accessible city · 23 January 2026
Liverpool City Council welcomed the launch of a new mobile breast screening unit in Liverpool, marking a significant step forward in improving access to life‑saving screening for women aged 50 – 70 across the city. The launch event, on Friday 23 January at Everton in the Community, saw partners from University Hospitals Liverpool, NHS England
Liverpool · 23 January 2026
Liverpool City Council has welcomed the decision by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to introduce new restrictions on the advertising of unhealthy foods, sugary drinks and vaping products across Combined Authority-owned sites, marking a major step forward for public health and health equity across the city region. The policy, agreed on Friday 23rd January
A strong and fair economy for all · 22 January 2026
In this blog, Professor Matthew Ashton, Director of Public Health, discusses how whole system public health can spark real change, uniting partners, communities, and evidence to build fairer, healthier places where everyone can thrive. Sir Michael Marmot often draws a powerful distinction between hope and despair. Despair is when we can describe a problem but
News · 3 November 2025
Liverpool City Council has been chosen as one of only 12 local authorities across the country to receive part of an £8m fund from the government aimed at strengthening youth service provision in the city. The city council successfully bid for and has been awarded a one-off grant of more than half a million pound
Liverpool · 8 July 2025
A fire engine with a powerful message urging parents to protect their children from second-hand smoke is hitting the streets of Liverpool, as part of a potentially life-saving campaign. This mobile image forms part of the new Smokefree Homes campaign, led by Liverpool City Council and Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service, and is being rolled out in
Health · 4 July 2025
Liverpool City Council is joining health partners across Merseyside and the UK in urging residents to check their own and their child’s vaccination status following a rise in measles cases across the region. Measles is a highly contagious viral infection that spreads through coughing, sneezing, and close contact. It can cause serious complications such as
Health · 26 June 2025
Liverpool City Council welcomes the news that thousands more residents will now receive home-testing kits that can help detect early signs of bowel cancer. The NHS bowel cancer screening programme has recently expanded to include people aged 50 and over. Previously screening began for anyone aged 60. Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer in
Care · 16 June 2025
Liverpool is marking a major public health milestone with a significant drop in sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates. Newly released data highlights a 21.1% reduction in sexually transmitted infections diagnosed across Liverpool over the past year, equating to 1,421 fewer cases. The city has seen significant decreases in gonorrhoea, chlamydia, and syphilis diagnoses. Liverpool also
