St Helens

Important information regarding Billinge Medical Practice.

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside has been informed that the landlords of Billinge Medical Practice intend to sell the building. We are working closely with the practice and NHS England to explore suitable future options and are committed to supporting the practice to ensure that primary care services are retained for its patients.

Any sale does not affect the operation of the practice, which continues to provide services as normal. We will share further updates as soon as more information becomes available.

St Helens has a population of approximately 180,000 people.

In the 2019 Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), St Helens was ranked as the 26th most deprived local authority in England out of 317. Its relative position has deteriorated since the 2015 IMD.

Almost a quarter of St Helens residents live in the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in the country.

Average life expectancy is 77.5 for males and 81 for females – both below the England average.

The main causes of premature death for under 75s in 2019 were: cancers, circulatory disease and respiratory disease.

Admissions to hospital for alcohol harm is the eighth highest in the north west; 13% of adults smoke; more than 2 in 3 adults are overweight or obese; 1 in 5 adults is physically inactive and less than 50% eat the recommended '5 a day'.