Trust news

The Mental Health Bill recently received Royal Assent, marking the most significant reform since the last substantive changes were made in 2008. The key changes aim to modernise outdated mental health laws and improve care for patients. The changes will start to take effect on 18 February 2026 this will be a phased approach to implementation.

The new NHS Excellence Awards are now open, providing a national platform to recognise the outstanding work taking place across health and care, sharing the best of the NHS with the rest of the NHS. Every day, local teams are delivering improvements that drive better outcomes, strengthen services and support better experiences for patients and communities. Run by and for the NHS, they’re free to enter and open to NHS organisations and providers working in partnership with the NHS to deliver local health and care services in England.

We have successfully introduced a new UCR Pathway.

The Charlie Waller trust is a mental health charity who provide training with a focus to equip parents, carers teachers and communities with the latest evidence based strategies. If you are a parent or carer for a child or young person with accessing mental health or wellbeing services and you would like to apply for this training or discuss the training please contact Harriet Clarke Harriet.Clarke@merseycare.nhs.uk