Trust news

NHS Informatics Merseyside has been made aware of a malicious email that has been sent to colleagues in several NHS Trusts. The email, which may look similar to the example below, claims that your NHS Smartcard is due to expire and that you need to click the link to renew. This is not a legitimate email so do not click the link. Please delete the message immediately. You should not reply or forward the message on.

Today, on International Day for People with a Disability, we’re pleased to share that a proposal to support the timely implementation of reasonable adjustments has been recently been approved by the Trust, including supporting navigation of the process for access to work. Although this may take some time to put in place, this is a positive step to improving the support we offer colleagues

The data captured between 21 to 27 November, highlights how some of our Trust services are helping to alleviate the ongoing system pressures. The performance data for this period covers our urgent treatment and walk-in centres, Urgent Community Response teams, and Longmoor House.

huge thank you to everyone who completed this year’s NHS Staff Survey. We will receive confirmation of our final response rate from the external survey provider shortly, as well as details of our final prize draw winners – good luck to all who entered! We expect to receive the results from the Survey in March 2025 and these are used to help inform Trust and divisional priorities for the year. What you say really does count and makes a difference, thanks so much for sharing your feedback with us.

Heading into winter – we see an increase in viral gastroenteritis and seasonal respiratory viruses including COVID-19 and Influenza. Please see below SOPs to support staff managing patients and staff with respiratory infections, and guidance on managing staff and patients with diarrhoea and vomiting.