Community Care news

The Specialist Palliative Care service in Knowsley and St Helens, is extending their operational hours.

Children are now offered protection against chickenpox, with the launch of the MMRV vaccine. For most children chickenpox can be mild, but for others it can be serious and lead to complications and hospitalisation. From 1 January 2026 children will be offered protection against chickenpox in the NHS routine childhood vaccine schedule from 12 months old.

Seren Lodge is open! The specialist Mother and Baby mental health unit will now support pregnant and postnatal women experiencing severe mental ill health from across Cheshire, Merseyside, and North Wales. Designed with input from women with lived experience, the unit provides care closer to home in a therapeutic environment.

Staff at Huyton Walk-in Centre and the Treatment Rooms collect presents for KIND.

A 58-year-old dad from Liverpool with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) has successfully completed the city’s Santa Dash, raising money for charity.