With Eurovision fever about to take over the city of Liverpool, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside are keen to remind local residents and visitors about where to get health care and advice should they need it.

Eurovision presents a huge opportunity for Liverpool city region and its visitor economy, with around 100,000 extra visitors expected to turn up – in the run up to, and during the event itself.

Alongside the Eurovision Song Contest finals which are taking place on Saturday 13 May, and the Semi-Finals on Tuesday 9 and Thursday 11 May, Liverpool will also be hosting a pleathora of other Eurovision themed events and activities from 5 May, including EuroFestival, the Eurovision Village on the Pier Head, EuroZone, EuroClub, EuroCamp, as well as many community activities.

Dr Fiona Lemmens, Deputy Medical Director for NHS Cheshire and Merseyside, and a Liverpool-based GP said: