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

  • Category: Trust news

    The Life Rooms Open Day - Wednesday 22 October

    20 October 2025

    Head to The Life Rooms Walton on Wednesday, 22 October for taster learning sessions and a chance to find out more about how we can support your service users. This is a great opportunity to meet the teams, or invite service users who may need a bit of extra support to improve their health and wellbeing and/or social circumstances.

  • Category: Mental Health Care

    Warrington and Halton Support Hub

    20 October 2025

    New out of hours mental health support service covering Warrington, Widnes and Runcorn

  • Category: Community Care

    Award Winners

    20 October 2025

    Sefton’s children and young people and families Admin Team won an award last week from Sefton at Work (Sefton Council) for ‘Caring Business: Exemplary Health and Wellbeing Support’. The award exemplifies what it means to be a caring business, particularly offering patience, support and opportunities for care leavers to overcome fears and thrive. The council said: “Their impact is both profound and inspiring”.

  • Category: Trust news

    World Pharmacy Technician Day

    20 October 2025

    This week is World Pharmacy Technician Day!

  • Category: Trust news

    Update on Suicide Safety Assessment Training

    20 October 2025

    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.