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Led by Dr Aisha Mirza, Senior Clinical Psychologist and the MECN, the event looked at South Asia’s colonial history.

Can all wards in Mental Health Care Division count any used ligature knives as part of their security checks at the start of shifts and on handovers. Please contact the Personal Safety Team on 0151 250 6106 if you need replacements or email John.O'Neill@merseycare.nhs.uk  or David.jones@merseycare.nhs.uk

On 19 August, the second Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals Research and Innovation Forum took place at Lakeside, Crosby, featuring Dr. Hazel Roddam, lead author of the AHP Research Strategy for England.

From 1 September 2024, Knowsley’s anticoagulation (warfarin) service will no longer be provided by Mersey Care’s Medicines Management Team. The new provider will be Millbrook Medical Centre who can be contacted on 0151 244 4404 or by emailing: mmc.anticoag@knowsleyccg.nhs.uk

Cheshire and Mersey Pressure Ulcer Steering Group have developed a new policy to align to National Wound Care Strategy Programme (NWCSP) guidance which includes changes to the current categorisation of pressure ulcers on 1 August 2024. There are two information sessions to introduce to the new pressure ulcer policy.