Trust news

Our Trust has chaplains who support service users, carers, and staff, working with people of all faiths and none. Each year, two of them share a seasonal message, and as we begin 2026, we hear a New Year greeting from Chaplain Jean.

In April 2025, NHS England published new guidelines titled "Staying safe from suicide." These guidelines introduce a significant shift in how the needs of service users and patients are assessed. The main change is moving away from traditional risk assessments (which rate risk as high, medium, or low) to a focus on safety assessments conversations to understand what makes them unsafe and what we can do to improve their safety.

End of year message from Louise Shepherd, Regional Director NHS England, North West Region

Why not take the 31 day Veganuary pledge and try a vegan diet for the month of January.

The ‘Safe and Effective Staffing’ section has been updated from 1 January 2026.