Help Us Help You this winter

Cheshire and Merseyside resi­dents are being urged to think first before contacting emergency services this winter and instead al­low Merey Care to ‘Help Us Help You,’ to get the care you need.

Last year’s ‘Help Us Help You’ cam­paign had a major impact on the NHS’ winter planning, with 141,947 face to face attendances at walk-in centres (WICs) and urgent treatment cen­tres (UTCs) over the winter months – with only three percent of patients requiring onward treat­ment in an A&E department.

As part of the campaign, we have also updated our ‘Help Us Help You’ webpage (www.mer­seycare.nhs.uk/help-us-help-you), which is a one stop shop for information on how to stay healthy during winter. It includes:

• General information about NHS111, GP practices, pharmacies, walk-in centres and urgent treatment centres

• How to access urgent mental health support and NHS Talking Therapies

• Information on cost of living support

• Advice on how to keep warm

• How The Life Rooms’ services can help.

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