Public Health

 Measles

Following the recent declaration of a national incident in response to measles outbreaks, Sefton Council has been urging parents and guardians to ensure that children are up to date with their immunisations. Easy-to-catch disease Measles is a highly infectious disease and is particularly easy to catch when in close contact with others. It can lead to serious problems such as pneumonia, meningitis, blindness, encephalitis and convulsions and on rare occasions, long-term disability or death. A high fever, sore red watery eyes and a blotchy red-brown rash are among the symptoms of measles. You can find more information here: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/measles/

Measles

Following the recent declaration of a national incident in response to measles outbreaks, Sefton Council has been urging parents and guardians to ensure that children are up to date with their immunisations. Easy-to-catch disease Measles is a highly infectious disease and is particularly easy to catch when in close contact with others. It can lead to serious problems such as pneumonia, meningitis, blindness, encephalitis and convulsions and on rare occasions, long-term disability or death. A high fever, sore red watery eyes and a blotchy red-brown rash are among the symptoms of measles. You can find more information here: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/measles/

 Measles

Following the recent declaration of a national incident in response to measles outbreaks, Sefton Council has been urging parents and guardians to ensure that children are up to date with their immunisations. Easy-to-catch disease Measles is a highly infectious disease and is particularly easy to catch when in close contact with others. It can lead to serious problems such as pneumonia, meningitis, blindness, encephalitis and convulsions and on rare occasions, long-term disability or death. A high fever, sore red watery eyes and a blotchy red-brown rash are among the symptoms of measles. You can find more information here: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/measles/

Public Health

Sefton's Public Health team work to protect and improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities of local Sefton residents.

Health is not only about hospital services and general practice, it has a much wider definition that includes the environment, employment, housing and education all of which have an impact on health and wellbeing throughout the life course.

We ensure that health and wellbeing are at the heart of everything the council does and work with local GPs, dentists and hospitals to help them identify, prioritise, and address health needs.

 

Health Data - Privacy Notice

All Local Authorities have a duty to improve the health of the population they serve. To help with this, we use data and information from a range of sources including hospitals to understand more about the nature and causes of disease and ill-health in the area. Please see our Privacy Notice below:

Privacy Notice 2025

More information about how data is collected as part of the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) can be found here: National Child Measurement Programme: privacy notice - GOV.UK

 

Last Updated on Tuesday, March 3, 2026

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