Social care · 13 May 2024
“You don’t have to weather the storm alone”, is the message to parents or carers to let them know that there is support available if they are experiencing frequent relationship conflict. With evidence that a child’s mental health can be affected by parents who repeatedly argue in front of them, the City Council have developed
Healthier lives for children and adults · 23 April 2024
Liverpool City Council’s Public Protection team has made its largest seizure of illicit vapes in a single premises to date.
News · 22 April 2024
As National Allergy Awareness Week begins, St. Hilda’s Secondary School is among the first in the city to adopt a potentially life-saving anaphylaxis kit.
Blog · 5 April 2024
Liverpool is leading the way in sexual health care, with several innovative approaches allowing us to reach more people across the city. In this blog, James Woolgar, Advanced Public Health Practitioner at Liverpool City Council, talks us through our city’s pioneering approach. Innovative STI testing and treatment methods mean that many patients in Liverpool are
A well-connected, sustainable and accessible city · 4 April 2024
A series of greening projects to complement new active travel routes in Liverpool have been awarded funding from a European-wide climate grant.
public health · 21 March 2024
Liverpool City Council has now disposed of over 15,000 illegal vapes at an estimated total value of over £180,000, as the Council’s operations targeting the sale of these devices continue at pace. In addition to the 10 shops that have been forced to close for selling the dangerous products, a further 18 shop owners have
News · 21 February 2024
Liverpool’s Director of Public Health, Professor Matt Ashton, on why you should protect your loved ones against measles, which is one of the most infectious diseases in the world. There is a large outbreak in Birmingham and Coventry mainly affecting children under 10 years old. Many children have now been admitted to hospital. Liverpool has
Healthier lives for children and adults · 9 January 2024
More than 1,000 illegal vapes with a street value of £12,000 have been seized in a joint Council-Police operation.
News · 15 September 2023
Cheshire and Merseyside’s Directors of Public Health, working together as the Champs Public Health Collaborative, have published a response to recent reports that the UK government is planning to ban single use vapes.
News · 11 September 2023
Children in Liverpool could be having the equivalent of up to 20 cubes of sugar a day in cereals, drinks and snacks – leading to 1,000 youngsters having teeth removed every year.
News · 9 September 2023
To mark World Suicide Prevention Day, people are being encouraged to reach out and ensure that those feeling hopeless get the support they need.
News · 4 September 2023
Up to 31,000 people in Liverpool have got high blood pressure and do not know it.
News · 27 July 2023
Further work is to be carried out to examine in more detail the findings of a Public Health Liverpool study which has revealed many in the LGBT+ community feel let down by their healthcare experiences.
News · 19 July 2023
Smoking is the biggest cause of preventable death and illness in the UK. It is a key factor in people developing heart disease, strokes, cancer, dementia and lung disease. The good news is that rates of smoking in Liverpool are decreasing. Over the past seven years, the number of people with the habit has dropped
Health · 7 July 2023
More than 1,800 illegal vapes with a street value of £22,000 have been seized in an operation involving Liverpool City Council’s Alcohol and Tobacco Unit, Merseyside Police and Public Health Liverpool.
Health · 27 June 2023
Public Health officials in Liverpool are urging residents to get tested regularly for sexually transmitted infections - and to use a condom, following the publication of new data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) showing a rise of more than 50% in confirmed cases.
Family · 26 June 2023
This week, Bambis (Babies & mums breastfeeding information service) are celebrating breastfeeding and the achievements of the many Liverpool mums who have breastfed and expressed breastmilk in the last year. Bambis Co-ordinator Sarah Todd explains more about their work.
News · 20 June 2023
Directors of Public Health in Cheshire and Merseyside’s nine local council areas – including Liverpool – have issued a statement expressing their concern about the increase of the use of vapes in the subregion.
Community Safety · 16 June 2023
New figures reveal that since launching two years ago, Project ADDER has supported thousands of disruptions against criminal gangs selling drugs in England and Wales and helped thousands of people into drug treatment, including in Liverpool.
News · 13 June 2023
This week is Loneliness Awareness Week. Advanced Public Health Practitioner Jayne Cook reflects on how loneliness can affect anyone and looks at some of the organisations which work in Liverpool to bring people together. Loneliness affects all of us at one point or another, it’s a difficult feeling and often complex to unpack. Some of
