Publish date: 30 September 2024
Every year in October we celebrate Speak Up Month – a month to raise awareness of Freedom to Speak Up and make speaking up business as usual for everyone.
For this October’s Speak Up Month, our theme is Listen Up and we will focusing on the power of listening, and the important part which listening plays in encouraging people to feel confident to speak up.
We want everyone who works here to feel confident to speak up. Confidence to speak up comes from knowing that if you speak up, you will be listened to and that appropriate action will be taken. We all have a part to play in listening to one another with respect and compassion.
This Speak Up Month is an opportunity for all of us to show that we are here to listen to one another and our commitment to fostering a Speak Up, Listen Up, Follow Up culture in our teams and throughout Mersey Care.
There are a number of drop-in and awareness raising events planned throughout the month. The Freedom to Speak Up Guardians are keen to engage with teams, if you'd like to invite them to your team meeting, please email Freedomtospeak
| Date | Location / team |
| 1 October | Urgent Response Team drop-in session - 10am to 12pm |
| 2 October |
Longmoor House - 1pm to 3pm |
| 7 October | Broadoak - 1pm to 2pm |
| 9 October | Knowsley Resource and Recovery Centre walk around with Matron - 9.45am to 12pm |
| 10 October |
City Walk-in Centre Guardian pop-up - 12pm to 1.30pm Brooker Centre walk around with Matron - 2pm to 4pm |
| 11 October | Old Swan Walk-in Centre Guardian pop-up - 11am to 12pm |
| 14 October |
V7 pop-up - 10am to 1pm Peasley Cross walk around with Matron - 2pm to 3.30pm |
| 16 October | Clock View Hospital walk around inpatient unit with Matron - 9.30am to 12.45pm |
| 22 October | Children and Young People Services Switch House pop-up - 2pm to 4pm |
| 23 October |
Hollins Park Hospital wards walk around with Matron - 9.30am to 11.30am Hollins Park Hospital pop-up (canteen) - 11.45am to 1.30pm Knowsley Centre for Independent Living and Equiptment pop-up - 12pm to 2pm |
| 24 October | Indigo Building pop-up (reception) - 11am to 12pm |
| 25 October |
Hartley Hospital walk around with Matron - 9.30am to 1pm Hollins Park Hospital Medicines Management pop-up - 12.30pm to 1.30pm |
| 30 October |
Ainsdale Centre for Wellbeing District Nurse Team pop-up - 12pm to 4pm Churchtown Community Clinic District Nurse Team pop-up 12pm to 4pm Hollins Park walk around with Matron - 2pm to 4pm |
Only by listening to understand can we take the action needed for speaking up to make a difference. Find out more on YourSpace.
Our Freedom to Speak Up Guardians are encouraging everyone to take part in “Wear Green Wednesdays” on 16 October. Whether it’s wearing green head to toe or green socks and accessories, show your support for Freedom to Speak Up.