Welcome to Community Services Division news

Here, you will find all of the latest news around the Community Services Division, submitted by you. 

If you have any news you would like to share, please email the communications team with your story and pictures if available: communications@merseycare.nhs.uk 
 

Our stories

  • Pat is retiring!

    12 November 2024

    Pat McKnight is retiring on 15 November 2024 after over 35 years working for the NHS. Pat has worked as a speech and language therapist and part of the children, young people and families leadership team in Knowsley for over 35 years, making a huge difference to the lives of children, their families and her colleagues during this time.

  • New training: Child and Young Persons Trauma Informed Care and MUST for Community Services eLearning

    11 November 2024

    Find out more on YourSpace about the new Child and Young Persons Trauma Informed Care training and MUST for Community Services e-learning.

  • Training sessions on how to implement PURPOSE-T

    8 November 2024

    The Tissue Viability Nurses are arranging two further sessions on how to implement PURPOSE-T (Pressure Ulcer Risk Primary or Secondary Evaluation Tool), which is available to all staff across the Trust. Tissue Viability Nurses will be discussing the changes and the roll out of the new pressure ulcer categories which involve the removal of the term ‘Deep Tissue Injury’ (DTI) and  ‘unstageable pressure ulcer’.

  • Aintree LOSS Tier 3 Weight Management service

    28 October 2024

  • New process for safeguarding pressure ulcers

    21 October 2024

    Following the launch of the new prevention and management of pressure ulcers Trust policy, there is an updated section on safeguarding considerations and to offer a clear process for staff. A new procedure has been introduced which will involve the completion of a new safeguarding template on EMIS known as the Adult Safeguarding Decision Guide.