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
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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
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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