Today, on #MaternalMentalHealth Day , hear from Dr. Moninne McCormack, Lead Clinical Psychologist Silver Birch Hubs Cheshire & Merseyside NHS, and Natalie Patterson from our perinatal service on BBC Merseyside 📻

Listen in to learn more about #MaternalMentalHealth 👇🏽

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Don't forget to pick up your regular medication ahead of the bank holiday weekend.

Some local pharmacies may not be open their regular hours over the weekend - search 'NHS find a pharmacy' ahead of visiting.

Sunday 5 May marks #InternationalDayoftheMidwife .

We’re highlighting the incredible work from midwives across the North West.

Read more➡️ england.nhs.uk/north-west/202…

#IDM2024

When a child is unwell, it can be worrying.

Use Alder Hey Hospital’s online symptom checker tool to find information on the most common symptoms in children alderhey.nhs.uk/conditions/sym…

You can now get medical advice and treatment for seven common conditions from your local community pharmacy without needing a GP appointment.

Search 'NHS find a pharmacy' to find one near you.

“I’m really glad I used NHS 111 online. It helped me feel better about something that could really have played on my mind.”

If you have health worries and need advice, think NHS 111 online.

Go to▶️ 111.nhs.uk

With the NHS App it's easy to manage your health while barely lifting a finger. Find out more about the NHS App at nhs.uk/app.

Struggling with feelings of depression, excessive worry, social anxiety, post-traumatic stress or obsessions and compulsions? NHS Talking Therapies can help.

The service is effective, confidential and free.

Your GP can refer you or refer yourself at nhs.uk/talk.

Some GP services will be available over the coming bank holiday weekend.

If you have a health concern, contact your GP practice or use NHS 111 online ➡️ 111.nhs.uk

This World Immunisation Week, Alder Hey Chief Nurse Nathan Askew explains why having both doses of the MMR vaccine is so important.

If you can’t remember if your child has had their MMR vaccines, check their personal child health record (red book).

#EveryDoseCountsNW

NHS 111 online provides quick medical advice, is easy to use and will direct you to the right service.

When you need urgent medical help, go to ▶️ 111.nhs.uk

REMINDER: Don't forget to pick up your repeat medication ahead of this coming bank holiday weekend.

Your local pharmacy may not be open their regular hours over the bank holiday - search 'NHS find a pharmacy' ahead of visiting.

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Whooping cough can be very serious for young babies.

If you’re pregnant, you can help protect your baby by getting vaccinated ideally from 16 weeks up to 32 weeks pregnant.

Speak to your midwife or GP team.

#EveryDoseCountsNW

Come behind the scenes with Sunil, a Paediatric Ear Nose and Throat Surgeon, to see how he completes a mastoidectomy — an infection that most commonly affects children’s ears.

Thanks to the expert care the team at 🏥 Alder Hey 💙, Sunil’s patient can go home the same day!

Take part in a local parkrun UK event on 4 May to mark International Day of the Midwife #IDM2024 and 11 May for International Nurses Day #IND2024 .

To register, visit: ➡️ parkrun.org.uk/register/

NHS 111 online provides quick medical advice, is easy to use and will direct you to the right service.

When you need medical help and you're unsure what to do, go to ▶️ 111.nhs.uk

From UTI's to earache, your pharmacist can now provide some prescription medicine, if needed, without seeing a GP, for 7 minor condition.

Think #PharmacyFirst .

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This #WorldImmunisationWeek , check whether you are fully protected with the MMR vaccine.

If not, don’t worry, you can catch up at any age.

For more information and how to book ➡️ nhs.uk/MMR

#EveryDoseCountsNW

Simon Rigg, dad of two from South Cumbria, was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2023, and is urging others to take up the offer of the NHS bowel cancer home testing kit when invited, and be aware of the signs and symptoms.

Watch Simon's story👇

#BowelCancerAwarenessMonth

Use 111 online to get assessed and directed to the right place for you, like a consultation with a pharmacist.

➡️ 111.nhs.uk