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A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at our Time to Talk event at Hollins Park this week

Earlier this week, Rosie Cooper (Chair), Trish Bennett (CEO) and Jenny Hurst (Director of Nursing) welcomed Rebecca Gray the newly appointed Director of the Mental Health Network at NHS Confederation, and Marsha McAdam (Expert by Experience and Vice Chair) to Mersey Care.

An opportunity has arisen within the LGBTQ+ staff network, and we are looking for a vice chair. Responsibilities will include attending all network meetings, chair the meetings when the chair is unavailable and support the chair with their duties. If you are interested, please contact LGBT.staffnetwork@merseycare.nhs.uk by 21 February at 5pm with a paragraph about why you would like to be vice chair and include vice chair interest as the subject title.

There have been increased reports of scam phone call to patients within Cheshire and Merseyside, with the phone number pretending to be from their GP Practice.

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ‘Super Bodies’ campaign shares guidance for parents and carers on the simple things they can do to treat these common ailments at home, as well as helping them to spot the signs of a more serious illness, and when and where to go for medical help.