Welcome to Trust wide news 

Here, you will find all of the latest news around the Trust which applies to all staff. 

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

  • World Immunisation Week: what’s on and how to get involved

    20 April 2026

    World Immunisation Week is taking place from the 24 to 30 April, shining a light on the vital role vaccines play in protecting health and saving lives.

  • Category: Community Care

    Changes to EPMA nurse medication ordering from June 2026

    12 May 2026

    Nurses will no longer be required to order medicines via the EPMA Order Medicines tab.

  • Category: Trust news

    Amendment to bank payroll

    11 May 2026

    Due to a clash with Weekly bank and Monthly substantive payroll, the bank payroll cutoff has been amended, to ensure a smooth payroll period.

  • Category: Trust news

    International Nurses’ Day 2026: Message from Jenny Hurst

    11 May 2026

    Today, on International Nurses’ Day, we celebrate and thank our nurses for the extraordinary difference you make every day. This year’s theme, Our Nurses. Our Future. Empowered Nurses Save Lives, reflects what we see across our services: when nurses are supported, listened to, and enabled to use their skills and expertise, care is safer and outcomes are better.

  • Category: Trust news

    Safeguarding Duty Hub – Here to support staff across Mersey Care

    11 May 2026

    Did you know the Safeguarding Duty Hub supports staff across the Trust with safeguarding advice, consultation, information sharing, and decision-making for both children and adults?

  • Category: Trust news

    An update to terrorism threat levels

    11 May 2026

    The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) has changed the UK national terrorism threat level from substantial to severe. This is a precautionary measure, based on the latest intelligence and reflects the national assessment of threat likelihood, rather than intelligence relating to any specific location, target, or timeframe.