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Above and Beyond Awards

Do you know someone who gives their time voluntarily to improve health services in Halton and St Helens?

NHS Halton and St Helens wants to recognise those volunteers and lay members whose work helps to improve local health services. This could be

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St Helens LINk to promote dignity

St Helens LINk is setting up a Task group looking at the issue of dignity in health and social care.
The group will meet regularly to discuss issues which have been brought to the group and will then focus on a few key areas for action. You do not have to be a member of LINk to be on the Task group but members of the group  should be willing to help take this important work forward by attending meetings and carrying out tasks.  
The first meeting will take place at 10.30am on Tuesday 31 August at St Helens CVS. If you would like to become a member of this group, contact St Helens LINk on 01744 457119 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
St Helens LINk is also looking for evidence of good and bad practice locally of treating people with dignity in health and social care settings. Please contact us in confidence with any examples you may have.

LINk reports back on its work

St Helens LINk has produced two reports on the issues which local people said were important to them. 
In 2009, people in St Helens were asked about the health issues which mattered most to them. The three priority areas for LINk's workplan in 2009 were access to information, hygiene and attitudes of staff. Task groups were set up to

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Wheelchair service is moving

The Knowsley and St Helens Wheelchair Service is moving from St Helens Hospital.

From Monday 23 August 2010, the service will move to a temporary location in Knowsley at

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Views needed on local chemists

St Helens LINk is asking people their views on the services provided by pharmacies in St Helens. For more details, see the Local Consultations section.

The role of HealthWatch

People are being asked their views on the role of local HealthWatch, a new champion of people who use health and social care services.

Under the NHS White Paper, Liberating the NHS, Local Involvement Networks (LINks) will become HealthWatch. These will

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Bright Ideas Grants

NHS Halton and St Helens has opened another round of its Bright Ideas Small Grants scheme for voluntary and community groups.  

Funding of up to £2000 is available (though most grants will be for around £500) for new and innovative projects which promote health and well-being.

The closing date for applications is 27 August 2010. For more information, see the guidelines and application form below.

icon Bright Ideas Grant Form (121.5 kB)

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