The NHS North West Games is a series of fun activities and events for all NHS staff members to take part in, regardless of age, ability and level of fitness. It’s all about taking part as an individual or as part of a team, enjoying yourself and representing your Trust. Mersey Care continues to invest in the Games by paying the registration fee to enable its workforce to take part in all of the events for free.
New events for the 2025 Games have now been confirmed. You can see full details of each event listed below with booking instructions.
Do let the Health and Wellbeing team know you're taking part and we can also help with coordinated for the team events. Click here to let the team know.
NHS North West Games – Badminton
The badminton mixed doubles competition will be held on Sunday 6 July at Lord Derby Academy from 10.00am in Huyton. If there’s sufficient interest from players, then we will also schedule a men’s doubles and women’s doubles tournaments too (from 1pm to 3pm).
Enter a mixed doubles (one male and one female) team from your Trust. Note, Trusts can enter more than one pair. Due to demand from previous years, we will also allow employees from different Trusts to participate together in a pair.
NHS North West Games – Football
Book a team for the 2025 NHS North West Games Football competition, taking place from 10.00am on Sunday 7th July in Huyton (Lord Derby Academy)
5-a-side, with up to 8 players allowed per team. Trusts can enter more than one team. ALL team members must be employed by one of the participating NHS Trusts.
NHS North West Games – Netball
The Netball competition will take place from 10.00am Sunday 6th July at Lord Derby Academy in Huyton.
Enter a mixed team of up to 10 colleagues – in the team of 7, only 3 male players can be on the court at any one time, and the male players have to play in different court areas (i.e. there cannot be more than one male in an attacking, centre or defending position).
We welcome both teams who play regularly and those coming together to play for fun – on the form below please enter your playing standard so that we can match you to play against other teams of a similar standard.
NHS North West Games – Rounders
The 2025 NHS Games Rounders competition will take place from 1.00pm Sunday 6th July at Lord Derby Academy in Huyton.
Enter a mixed team of up to 15 colleagues – with a minimum of 6 and maximum of 12 players on the pitch at any one time. No more than 5 players on the team can be male participants.
2024 Men's football
Keep in touch
You can follow and share updates from the NHS Games via social media:
- Facebook: @NHSNorthWestGames
- Twitter: @NHSNWGames
- Sign up to email updates: Click here
