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Nominate your NHS hero in
the 2015 Pride Awards
 DO you know a member of staff working
at our hospitals or in our community health services who deserves special
recognition for their excellence and professionalism?
The Trust's Pride Awards, now in their 7th year, will be held on Friday, 5
June 2015, at Southport Theatre and Convention Centre.
The Patients' Award is an opportunity for patients and families to show their
individual appreciation to a particular member of staff or team. The award is
shortlisted only from staff nominated by members of the public.
Staff themselves are nominating colleagues for awards in 12 other categories.
Members of the public can nominate online by visiting the Trust website.
Nominations close at midnight on 20 March 2015 and can also be made by calling:-
01704 704714 and requesting a form.
Chief Executive Jonathan Parry said:- "Our staff work for the NHS across
Sefton and West Lancashire in community roles such as district nurses as well as
in the many different services we provide at our hospitals in Southport and
Ormskirk.
Staff receive thousands of thank yous from patients and families every year but
the Patients' Award is a special and very public way of paying tribute to their
care and professionalism."
Free your Homes,
Cars and Children of second hand smoke
SMOKERS in Liverpool are being urged to consider the
effects their second hand smoke has on children.
Liverpool still has one of the worst rates of lung cancer in the
country, despite the rate of smoking falling dramatically - down
from 35% in 2005 to 25% in 2013.But what effect is this having on
our children?
Public Health England launches its campaign to highlight the hidden
damage that secondhand smoke in homes and cars can cause to
children's health - following the government's decision to end
smoking in cars carrying children in England.
Secondhand smoke is particularly harmful to children as they breathe
more rapidly and have less developed airways. Children being exposed
to secondhand smoke results in more than 300,000 GP consultations
and 9,500 hospital admissions every year.
The government estimates that three million children in England are
exposed to secondhand smoke in their family car, which puts them at
risk of serious conditions including, respiratory infections,
meningitis and triggering asthma. A survey by the British Lung
Foundation found that 86% of children who are exposed to smoking in
cars would like the smoker to stop; yet only 31% actually feel able
to ask them to do so.
Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer said:- "The
passing of regulation to make smoking in cars carrying under 18s
illegal is a significant victory for protecting children's health
from secondhand smoke. Smoking just a single cigarette in a car
exposes children to high levels of air pollutants and cancer causing
chemicals like arsenic, formaldehyde and tar.
Children are least equipped to speak out to protest against
secondhand smoke, so I welcome this legislation to end smoking in
cars when they are present."
Dr Sandra Davies, Liverpool's Director of Public Health, said:-
"Signing up to quit smoking really is one of the best things you
can do for your health and your family's health. We know that the
vast majority of smokers in Liverpool are keen to quit and there is
lots of support to wean people off tobacco. What better motivation
than knowing what affects it can have on the people closest to you?'
For free local, confidential, friendly advice and practical help to
quit smoking contact Roy Castle FagEnds on:- 0800 195 2131. To find
out which pharmacies provide stop smoking services, contact health
promotion on:- 0151 295 3256. |
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Christians in North West
tired of short termism within politics
A new poll has found that the majority
of practising Christians in the North West believe politicians are more
concerned with short term political issues than a long term vision for society.
In response, Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) and the Manchester
based charity Church Action on Poverty are publishing their own:- '2020
Vision of the Good Society', and calling on churches in the region and
across the UK to use local hustings events to challenge parliamentary candidates
to communicate their long-term positive visions for society.
The poll, carried out by ComRes and due to be published this Sunday, 15 February
2015, found that in the North West:-
► Almost 9 in 10 (86%) practising Christians:-
"are more likely to vote for a Parliamentary candidate who has a positive long
term vision for society, than 1 who focuses on short term concerns."
► 9 in 10 (90%) agree that UK politicians are:- "more interested in
short term political concerns than in working with communities to realise a long
term positive vision for society."
► Two thirds (68%) say that churches and church leaders:- "do not talk
enough in public about issues such as food poverty, homelessness and tax
avoidance."
► Almost 4 in 5 (79%) say that churches and church leaders:- "do not
effectively challenge politicians to communicate a long-term positive vision for
society."
On 15 February 2015, Church Action on Poverty Sunday, the charity is challenging
churches across the UK to start planning local hustings events which challenge
politicians to share their positive long term visions of the Good Society,
rather than focusing on short term concerns or negative campaigning.
CTBI is also publishing a 'Vision 2020 of the Good Society'
discussion document on 15 February 2015. The Vision will resource churches to
engage in public debate with parliamentary candidates around five key 'Good
Society' themes: secure livelihoods; homes for all; fulfilled lives for children
and young people; a moral economy; and a global climate deal. CTBI is also
responsible for coordinating hustings events nationally on behalf of the
churches.
Niall Cooper, Director of Church Action on Poverty, said:- "As the Bible
says:- 'Without a vision, the people perish.'
Christians are crying out for politicians to share a positive long-term vision
for society – but politicians and political parties are currently failing to do
so. But today's poll is also a challenge to the churches to speak publicly about
our own vision of a Good Society. By organising local
'Good Society' hustings events, we can challenge those who want to
represent us in Parliament to go beyond the usual political short termism and
engage in a positive debate about the kind of society they – and we – want to
live in by the year 2020."
Bob Fyffe, General Secretary of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, said:-
"The findings of this poll mirror almost exactly the outcomes of our work
on the Good Society. The emphasis church-goers so often want is a shared vision
of the Common Good. How do we build long-term sustainable communities where
justice and compassion are at the centre of all that we do? It is having a
vision for those who are on the margins and feel that there is no one there for
them. How do we build local communities where people of faith and those of no
faith can share common values and live in harmony, where everyone has a proper
sense of belonging? Taking part in the democratic process is of fundamental
importance to being a good citizen. The church hustings allow people to come
together and make informed decisions which are central to their lives and
prosperity."
Fresh from BBC
TV's The Voice, Nathan Moore to appear at Revitalise Sandpipers
FRESH
from his appearance on BBC TV's The Voice, the former Brother Beyond
front man Nathan Moore has been entertaining the guests at
Revitalise Sandpipers in Southport. Nathan performed some of Brother Beyond's greatest hits - including:- 'The Harder I Try',
'Be My Twin' and 'Can You Keep a Secret?'
– during:- 'Flashback 80s' week at the charity's
respite holiday centre on Southport's Marine Lake. To find out more
about Sandpipers and its event, please visit:-
Revitalise.Org.UK. |
