On Thursday 21st July a "learning event", jointly hosted by Liverpool City Council and the central primary care network, will be held at The Florrie in Dingle from 11.00 a.m. until 4.00 p.m. The primary care network is a group of 9 GP practices that work together to improve health inequalities for their patients and the event is aimed at residents, communities and partner agencies seeking to support tenants living in unacceptable conditions.

A key focus of the council's new selective licensing scheme operation is to "reach out" to tenants and support organisations to raise awareness of the scheme and the work of the private sector housing service at the council. The objective is to provide an opportunity for residents and organisations to "learn from each other and find ways of better joint working leading to better outcomes. The event will include training for the network's wellbeing link workers and social prescribers on how to "refer cases in" to the private sector housing service (which operates the licensing scheme) and the advice that organisations can give to people who need support with private sector housing.

Cllr. Sarah Doyle, cabinet member for strategic development and housing, said " Our previous selective licensing scheme made a big impact but some tenants and organisations were not aware of it. One of my key aims is for us, this time around, is to get out and about into communities and educate people about the scheme .... "

People interested in the event can sign up to attend here.