All staff are welcome to join our private staff Facebook group to receive news, events, people stories, and wellbeing information when and where it suits you.
Whether you're at work or on the go, you can stay connected and informed at your convenience.
This group is run by the Communications Team and is monitored Monday to Friday, from 9am to 5pm. We also schedule regular posts throughout the week to ensure you're always in the loop with essential information.
This is especially useful for bank workers or those who may not have easy access to computers or emails during the day.
To protect the privacy of the group and ensure it remains limited to Mersey Care staff, you will need to provide fourpieces of information before being accepted into the group:
- Where you work
- What division you work in
- Your work email address
- Confirm you agree with the group’s rules
Adjusting your privacy on Facebook
- Click your profile picture in the top right of Facebook.
- Select Settings and privacy, then click Settings.
- Under Audience and visibility, click the option that you want to change for privacy.
For other things that you share on Facebook, you can select the audience before you share. Review Facebook Privacy Policies and manage your privacy settings in the Privacy Centre.
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Being kind to each other
Check out our social media policy. Using your own account for work can blur boundaries and it’s not the place for chatting or discussing work issues.
You can also become an unwitting spokesperson for your organisation, and if your account is public what you say can easily be taken and used in the media as a quote. Some employers even look at social media profiles before interviews; do you really want the person who’s interviewing you to see you dancing on a table on your last holiday or even worse complaining about your current employer?
Think before you post. Would you be happy for it to go in the newsletter? Would you make that comment in a team meeting? Or say it to your manager? If not don’t post it.
Social media is now part of daily life. Think how your words may affect someone or how you would feel if it was said to you, and remember ‘in a world where you can be anything, be kind’.
Hints and tips
The communications team has put together a new guide for staff full of hints, tips and guidance on best practice.
If you are contacted by a journalist via social media or want to contact the communications team for general advice, please email: communications
If you choose to identify as a member of the NHS on your social media, please be aware that members of the public (and journalists in particular) can, and often do, use Twitter to illustrate stories or use staff posts as examples.