Community Care news

November is Mouth cancer Awareness month, and the staff at River Alt Dental Service acknowledged ‘Blue Wednesday’ a day dedicated to raising awareness of mouth cancer as part of Mouth Cancer Action Month. We want to get the message across to our patients and all the staff working in Mersey Care, how important it is to look out for tell tale signs

A book co-authored by one of our colleagues Elspeth Ward a Supervision Lead and practicing Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner in Talking Therapies will be released on 1 December. Building a Career as a Psychological Practitioner is designed as a practical and accessible guide for anyone interested in pursuing roles such as Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP), Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP), Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP), or Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP) - several of which we have here at Mersey Care.

As part of the continued commitment to improve our digital infrastructure, two of our services will be moving their EMIS Orgs.

The Readiness for Therapy video has been developed to help you understand what therapy involves, what you can do to get the best from your sessions, and how to prepare for the changes ahead.

Farina is a dedicated parent of a young person who is known to the service - she has completed a challenge to raise funds for BEAT (UK Eating Disorder Charity) and Coeliac UK.