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Val Armstrong

@Valmarms

Councillor for Lache in Cheshire West and Chester

 North West, England
Joined June 2018
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Our Cabinet Member for Public Health @chrismylesk has co-signed this letter along with 40+ local councillors urging the government to publish a tobacco control plan and bring forward a ‘polluter pays’ levy to fund vital local stop smoking services #smokefree2030
ASH (@AshOrgUK) profile pictureASH@AshOrgUK19 Jan 2023
🆕40+ local councillors from across England have written to Health Secretary @SteveBarclay MP urging the government to bring forward a new Tobacco Control Plan for England and to introduce a ‘polluter pays’ levy on tobacco manufacturers. ash.org.uk/media-centre/news…
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On #UHCDay, we must remind everyone that it's not just #COVID19 that’s killing people. It's: -underprivilege -lack of access -years of living with health conditions that haven't been properly managed because of their skin colour, ethnicity, or social group
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Need some help with energy costs? Applications by 17 December on the link below will be processed before Christmas and applications will again be open from 4 January.
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Social Care work might just be for you. Change a life and #StepInToSocialCare. Discover the roles at 👉 cwac.co/FtlPv #CheshireJobs #NorthWestJobs #CareJobs
Put a smile on someone's face Change a life and #StepInToSocialCare Discover the roles at carejobsnw.co.uk #CreateYourOwnStory

ALT Put a smile on someone's face Change a life and #StepInToSocialCare Discover the roles at carejobsnw.co.uk #CreateYourOwnStory

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Here’s how to get your Covid-19 vaccination in Cheshire: bit.ly/3oiVhfe #GetWellForChristmas
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ℹ️ Working with @cwpnhs, we have three support appointments available at 9.30am, 10am and 10.45am on Wednesday 8 December. If you're interested, email 👉 [email protected] #WCAutismHub #NeverMoreNeeded
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Imminent #socialcare reform white paper will be 'a start, not a finish', care minister @GillianKeegan tells @LCRAPPG in seeming move to downplay expectations 1/4
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Do not touch dead or sick wild birds. They may be carrying #AvianInfluenza and if you keep birds you could spread the disease to them. If you've spotted a dead wild bird report it to the Defra helpline on: 03459 33 55 77, option 7. More: cwac.co/D8iyA #BirdFlu
Spotted a dead wild bird? Report it to the Defra helpline 03459 33 55 77 In Northern Ireland call: 0300 200 7840

ALT Spotted a dead wild bird? Report it to the Defra helpline 03459 33 55 77 In Northern Ireland call: 0300 200 7840

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If you’ve been reading our messages today and you're experiencing domestic abuse or you know someone who is, please don’t suffer in silence. 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. Visit orlo.uk/tWxSu for advice and support. Always ring 999 in an emergency. #OpGuardians
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Our next Domestic Abuse question and answer session is taking place at 11am on Tuesday 23 November. ➡️ orlo.uk/is5dr If you've got concerns, or questions please start a conversation - there is help available. #OpenTheDoor for help and support.
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North West ADASS@NWADASS10 Nov 2021
We are pleased to launch an urgent social care recruitment campaign across the #northwest We have 100s of vital #social #care jobs to fill & we need people like you to help. #createyourownstory. Go to carejobsnw.co.uk for more information
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NHS North West
@NHSNW23 Sep 2021
Latest @PHE_uk figures show that those aged 10-19 are currently the highest numbers of cases of #Covid19 Please get your #CovidVaccine: 16 or over? Search 'nhs covid vaccine' to find a walk-in site. If your child is 12 or over, they will be offered the vaccine through school.
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1/2 Every pound invested in public health is helping to relieve pressure on other services like the NHS and the criminal justice system. Just as pressures exist within the NHS pressures are mounting within statutory public health services. @ADPHUK
LGA Wellbeing (@LGAWellbeing) profile pictureLGA Wellbeing@LGAWellbeing19 Sep 2021
1/2 We have long argued about falsest of false economies to cut the public health grant. Everyone wants more prevention, just not sure they want to pay for it. The Spending Review is an opportunity to change all that. @patcullen9 @theRCN @ADPHUK amp.theguardian.com/politics…
Health ‘levelling up’ will flop if cuts are not reversed, Javid told

Health ‘levelling up’ will flop if cuts are not reversed, Javid told

Exclusive: ministers must restore public health funding after decade of cuts, health inequalities expert Michael Marmot tells the Guardian

theguardian.com
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PLACED@PlacedEd29 Sep 2021
📍 RESIDENTS OF LACHE, CHESTER Join us on Thursday 7th Oct, 12.30 - 4.30PM for a pop-up event with our lovely camper van Ed! Come along and share your views on the area and help to contribute to the development of the Lache Masterplan! See you there! #PLACED – at Liverpool, England
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We’ve been hearing from some of our younger residents in Cheshire on why they feel it is important to get the #COVID19 vaccine, take a listen to their important messages in this short film #LetsGetVaccinated #PeopleLikeMe youtube.com/watch?v=FP5jVSLe…
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Hoping @RishiSunak will help end the quarter-century deadlock & support @BorisJohnson to start investing in building a bridge to the #socialcarefuture everyone has reason to value keepyourpromiseboris.com/ #KeepYourPromiseBoris #DontBeSquishyRishi
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Only nine words on adult social care featured in the Queen's Speech today, it's unacceptable that the Government do not have a plan. Find out more 👇 facebook.com/cwaclabour/post…
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ADASS@1adass10 May 2021
Ahead of this week's #QueensSpeech - An important letter from @LGAcomms leaders in which they urge @RishiSunak @hmtreasury 'to put social care funding and reform at the centre of your thinking on how best to emerge from the shadow of the pandemic'. local.gov.uk/letter-chancell…

Letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak on adult social care reform

We – the cross-party leaders of the Local Government Association – urge you to put social care funding and reform at the centre of your thinking on how best to emerge from the shadow of the pandemic.

local.gov.uk
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Our Work Zones can offer support to find alternative employment if you have lost your job as a result of retail closures 👉 cwac.co/tpbDy
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👏 Good news, infection rates remain low across west Cheshire. 🧪 Help keep your community safe by getting no-symptoms COVID-19 tests twice a week. ➡️ cwac.co/l14Uy #LetsTurnThisAround
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