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Litherland Walk-in Centre patients urged to use telephone appointment system

5 May 2021
Martin Driver
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Categories: Front Page, Health, Latest News, Uncategorized
Litherland Walk-In Centre
Litherland Walk-In Centre

Patients of Litherland Walk-in Centre are being reminded they need to make an appointment.

People wanting to see someone at the Centre should call the telephone triage and appointment system on 0151 475 4667.

If they turn up without one, they cannot be seen that day or will have to wait outside as the waiting rooms are no longer in use..

This is to comply with Government advice around social distancing and maintain safety.

Litherland Walk-in Centre still has two separate treatment areas:

  • The Field Lane entrance remains closed and only potential Covid-19 patients will be able to enter and exit the main walk-in centre entrance in Field Lane. *Please note the walk-in centre does not offer Covid tests.
  • Patients who don’t have Covid-19 symptoms but are acutely unwell or attending for minor ailments, injuries or dressings, will be seen and treated in another part of Litherland Town Hall, accessed from the Hatton Hill end of the building.

All patients book an appointment in advance so assessment and treatment can be directed to the correct site by experienced staff. This will help ensure the safety of patients and staff.

Find out more. 

Statement: Formby Pool temporary closure

4 May 2021
Ollie Cowan
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Categories: Essential Sefton, Front Page, Latest News, Sefton Council

Formby Pool will be temporarily closed for 10 days (from Tuesday, May 4th) due to confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, which have been linked to the facility.

All individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19, as well as their contacts, have been informed of self-isolation requirements.

David Kiernan, Head Of Operations at Formby Pool Trust, said: “We have taken the decision to temporarily close our site for a period of ten days while we work with Sefton Council and Public Health England over positive COVID-19 cases linked to the centre.

“The priority for everyone involved is to ensure centre users, staff and their close contacts are kept safe, and a temporary closure is just one of a number of extra measures we have put in place to limit any further transmission.

“We will reopen the centre as soon as it is safe to do so and would like to thank our members for their understanding at this time.”

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A spokesperson for Sefton Council said: “Both our Public Health and Environmental Health teams are working closely with Formby Pool Trust Management over new positive COVID-19 cases linked to the facility.

“Our in house contact tracing team, using local knowledge and intelligence, have been put in place for situations such as this and took immediate action.

“All individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19, as well as their contacts, have been informed of self-isolation requirements.

“We have also alerted neighbouring authorities.

“Furthermore we have supplied the facilities’ operators with guidance and advice on important health and safety measures, including a temporary closure, which will help to mediate and limit any further transmission of the virus.”

 

Southport skatepark improvements ramping up

4 May 2021
Martin Driver
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Categories: Front Page, Green Sefton, Latest News, Southport

Work to install four refurbished ramps at Southport’s skatepark is nearing completion.

Southport skate park ramp refurbishments in progress
Southport skate park ramp refurbishments in progress

Specialist skate ramp builders are working between the site and their workshop to refurbish the structures which needed extensive works to replace the specially shaped boards and plates.

The installation of the ramps is expected to be completed within the next three to four weeks.

Mark Shaw, Sefton Council’s Green Sefton Service Manager, said: “We’ve had lots of local interest in our improvements at the park. Many parents and skaters have been keen to know when the facility will reopen as they’re eager to make the most of the lighter evenings and to practice their tricks.

“They can be reassured that its now only a matter of weeks before they can roll back into the park and slide, grind and flip their way around once again.

“The skatepark ramps are expertly made structures by industry professionals to ensure the highest quality standards that comply with health and safety rules. As a result, it has taken longer than originally anticipated to complete the refurbishments to this much-loved community asset.”

The skatepark opened in 2003 and has undergone inevitable wear and tear repair works every few years as part of Green Sefton’s regular maintenance of the facility.

New safety signage installed at Crosby Beach

30 April 2021
Martin Driver
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Categories: Front Page, Green Sefton, Latest News

Coinciding with the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) Water Safety Week, we’ve installed new safety signage at Crosby beach to remind people of the potential hazards.

It’s especially important as we go into the long Bank Holiday weekend to follow the advice of the RNLI and Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service at the coast.

Look out for the new signs and ensure you know what to do if you or someone you see gets into difficulty in the mud or water at the beach.

Water safety signage at Crosby beach
Water safety signage at Crosby beach

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service’s Marine Rescue Unit is working alongside the RNLI to remind people across the North West heading to the coast this Bank Holiday to take beach safety seriously.

To always check the weather and tides before planning a visit as there has been an increase in call outs of people getting stuck in the mud and cut off by tides.

More on how the RNLI is keeping Sefton’s beach goers safe can be found on their website https://rnli.org/safety/beach-safety and people are reminded not to enter the water to help a person or an animal in distress but to call 999 for help.

Close up of new water safety signage at Crosby beach
Close up of new water safety signage at Crosby beach

SEFTON COUNCIL’S BANK HOLIDAY SAFETY REMINDER TO BUSINESSES & THEIR CUSTOMERS

30 April 2021
Bridie Finnan
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Categories: Front Page, Latest News

Sefton Council’s Environmental Health Team is reminding the Borough’s businesses and their customers to follow the guidelines over the May Bank Holiday.

Among the latest requirements for people visiting bars and restaurants that are open because they have outdoor facilities, is the need for them to be seated while drinking and eating. The volume of any music or TVs should be kept to background levels so people don’t have to raise their voices to chat.

Also, the national regulations now mean everyone visiting a bar or restaurant needs to ‘check in’ by scanning the QR code at the entrance, for Test and Trace purposes. Previously, it was just one person from each group.

Peter Moore, Sefton Council’s Head of Highways & Public Protection said: “From what our teams have seen out and about over the past weeks, most of Sefton’s businesses, including bars and restaurants have done a great job to meet the latest requirements to keep their staff and their customers safe.

“And it seems most people appreciate why the measures are in place and are signing-in at premises and complying with the restrictions.

“With a long weekend approaching, I would just urge everyone to enjoy the holiday spirit but not to the point where they put themselves or others at risk.”

Details of how businesses can create a QR code for their premises are at www.gov.uk/create-coronavirus-qr-poster

Help and support for businesses available from Sefton Council’s Environmental Health team who can be contact at ETSContact@sefton.gov.uk  or by calling 0345 140 0345.

Also, the Government has produced 14 guides to help businesses keep their employees and customers safe They cover a wide range of different types of work and workplace, which can be found at http://gov.uk/workingsafely.

Mr Moore also urged people who are regularly out and in contact with others to take a rapid COVID-19 test twice a week.

He said:

“Around a third of those infected with coronavirus don’t show the tell-tale coronavirus symptoms of a new persistent cough, a high temperature or a loss of sense of taste or smell.

“That’s why it’s important that those of us who are out and about need to take rapid regular tests to help prevent us from passing on the virus accidentally, maybe to a friend or relative who’s vulnerable.”

People can get rapid SMART COVID-19 tests from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week at Bootle Leisure Centre and at Southport’s Splash World. And, home test kits are widely available, from test centres, from all Sefton’s pharmacies as well as online from www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests

SMART and rapid tests provide a result in as little as 30 minutes. A rapid test at home involves taking a throat & nasal swab, dropping the sample into the container supplied and then checking for the result after 20 to 30 minutes.

Mr Moore added:

“I hope everyone has a great May Day Bank Holiday weekend, but I also hope they will remember to protect themselves and those around them.”

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