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 wide support services

    Health and safety hints and tips

    31 January 2025

    This month’s health and safety tips focus on the importance of parking in designated parking bays to avoid slips, trips and falls and information to consider when a colleague is off on long term sick and their building access.

  • Category: Mental Health Care

    Domestic abuse process - Mental Health Care Division

    31 January 2025

    From 1 February 2025, all Mental Health Care Division and Community Learning Disability staff must send completed MERIT/DASH forms and copy any MARAC referrals to domesticabuse@merseycare.nhs.uk

  • Safeguarding and pressure ulcers learning sessions

    31 January 2025

    Following the launch of the new prevention and management of pressure ulcers trust policy, there is an updated section on safeguarding considerations and to offer a clear process for staff a new procedure has been introduced which will involve the completion of a new safeguarding template on EMIS known as the Adult Safeguarding Decision Guide.

  • Category: Trust news

    SCHEDULED WORK NOTIFICATION - ESR

    31 January 2025

    ESR will be unavailable from 6pm today, Friday 31 January 2025. The overall period of downtime is estimated to be 28 hours, and the Service is expected to become available by 10pm on Saturday, 1 February 2025.

  • Category: Trust news

    How and where to access the Flu vaccine this February

    31 January 2025

    A reminder to staff that while our COVID-19 vaccine offer ends today, Flu clinics will continue throughout February. Due to high infection rates the Trust has taken the decision to extend the offer to adult family members who meet the criteria.