Publish date: 26 May 2021
From 1 June, there will be some changes to the corporate communications channels you’re used to. There will be a future review of staff communications across the enlarged Mersey Care, but for now, you will receive your updates as below.
If you have any questions, please email: communications
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Current communications channel |
Description |
Timing / frequency |
Audience |
New channel from 1 June |
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StaffZone |
Intranet |
N/A |
All staff |
YourSpace |
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Weekly Update |
General updates and news for the week ahead |
Weekly Monday afternoon |
All staff |
Weekly newsletter each Friday |
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Thank you and well done email |
Email from Chief Executive and Chair summing up key messages and thank yous from the week |
Weekly Friday afternoon |
All staff |
Joe Rafferty’s (Mersey Care’s Chief Executive) blog each Monday |
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Covid-19 updates |
Covid-related messages and updates |
Tuesday / Thursday afternoon as needed |
All staff |
Mersey Care Covid-19 updates Tuesdays and Thursdays as needed |
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Preparing for transfer briefing |
Practical information ahead of transfer |
Weekly Wednesday afternoon |
All staff |
Will continue to support you to settle in |
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Live Q&A |
Online Q&A with Chief Executive and executives / opportunity to ask any questions |
Weekly Day and time changes |
All staff |
Looking at continuing a version of this for former North West Boroughs staff to support you to settle in |
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Core brief |
High-level cascade briefing aligned to strategic priorities |
Monthly First Tuesday of the month |
All staff |
Mersey Care equivalent is currently paused |
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Lock screen |
Key messages on computer lock screen – changed frequently |
Weekly/fortnightly |
All staff |
This will continue to be used |
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Wellbeing Wednesday |
Wellbeing messages |
Weekly Wednesday afternoon |
All staff |
This will pause while staff communications is reviewed |
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Team Care Kit tip of the week |
Simple, practical tips to help managers support their teams |
Weekly Monday lunchtime |
Managers band 7 and above |
This will pause while staff communications is reviewed |
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Targeted emails |
Specific one-off messages for particular staff groups |
Ad-hoc |
Various |
Divisional briefings as necessary. Other targeted communications will pause. Work is ongoing with IT to enable this to continue. |
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Ad-hoc all staff emails |
Urgent information that cannot wait until the next update |
Ad-hoc |
All staff |
Memos for urgent messages that cannot wait until the next update |