Introduction and Transformation of Services

Health and wellbeing in Liverpool remain a challenge. Our work focuses on reducing deprivation, tackling new public health issues, and closing longstanding gaps in health. We are directing support to the communities that need it most. Changing public health services is only one part of our mission. We are also working with partners to strengthen Marmot principles, boost screening and immunisation rates, and address the wider factors that shape people’s health. These priorities guide our longterm strategy.

This year’s Public Health Annual Report looks at how services are being transformed. We want to improve fairness, find gaps, and make sure support reaches the people who need it. Since April 2020, Liverpool’s public health services have gone through major changes. This is to improve quality, make access easier, and better meet community needs. Residents continue to shape how services are designed. Several programmes have already been redesigned.

• The 0–19 Healthy Child Programme now gives families better access to support.
• The Community IPC Service continues to protect vulnerable groups.
• Screening, specialist care, and immunisation programmes are being strengthened.
• The Liv Life weight management service and the updated Stop Smoking Service are helping residents live healthier lives.
• Our all age drug and alcohol service, River, now offers more joined-up, recovery-focused support.
• Sexual health services have improved access and reach, with a growing focus on women’s health.

These changes follow national guidance, including the Harm to Hope strategy, the Dame Carol Black review, and the Khan review. They are also strengthening partnerships across the council, the NHS, and local organisations. We are using digital tools and local solutions to make services more effective.

Together, these efforts aim to improve public health services in Liverpool so they better meet people’s needs, improve health, and reduce inequalities.