Welcome to Community Services Division news
Here, you will find all of the latest news around the Community Services Division, submitted by you.
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Palliative care update
16 January 2026
Supporting palliative and end of life patients in the south and centre of the city.
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New Mental Health Training Offer for Parents and Carers
16 January 2026
The Charlie Waller trust is a mental health charity who provide training with a focus to equip parents, carers teachers and communities with the latest evidence based strategies. If you are a parent or carer for a child or young person with accessing mental health or wellbeing services and you would like to apply for this training or discuss the training please contact Harriet Clarke Harriet.Clarke@merseycare.nhs.uk
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Help Shape Perinatal Care Referrals
13 January 2026
We want to make the Specialist Perinatal Service referral process as smooth and effective as possible - and your professional feedback is key to making that happen.
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Change of operational hours for Specialist Palliative Care
8 January 2026
The Specialist Palliative Care service in Knowsley and St Helens, is extending their operational hours.
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Protection against Chickenpox
6 January 2026
Children are now offered protection against chickenpox, with the launch of the MMRV vaccine. For most children chickenpox can be mild, but for others it can be serious and lead to complications and hospitalisation. From 1 January 2026 children will be offered protection against chickenpox in the NHS routine childhood vaccine schedule from 12 months old.
