Publish date: 24 December 2021
For Mersey Care Staff that utilise Staff Support/Psychological Therapies Service, please note with the effect from 5.00 pm on 3 January 2022 the that Out of Hours (evenings and weekend) telephone counselling service provision will no longer be available.
Following this date staff can continue to contact the below for ongoing face to face or virtual counselling and therapy support:
Staff Support Services
Tel: 0151 330 8103
9am – 4.30 pm
For support outside of our normal working hours:
For independent, immediate support staff can contact a free NHS helpline on 0800 0696 222.
For urgent mental health support
- Mersey Care footprint: Freephone number 0800 145 6570
- Halton /Knowsley / St Helens/ Warrington 0800 051 1508
- Wigan: 0800 051 3253
- Cheshire and Wirral footprint: 0800 145 6485
- Lancashire and South Cumbria: 0800 953 0110
If you live outside these areas, please visit https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/mental-health/find-an-urgent-mental-health-helpline
Additional support
Cheshire Resilience Hub:
Cheshire & Merseyside Resilience Hub (cheshiremerseyresiliencehub.nhs.uk)
Our Space Homepage: