Trust news

To support ongoing improvements to our digital infrastructure, essential network maintenance is scheduled for Friday 18 July 2025 from 5.00pm to 8.00pm at the V7 building. During this time, there will be moments where all network services at the V7 building will be temporarily unavailable – including telephony, internet access and computer systems. This upgrade is part of a wider piece of work to enhance the speed, reliability, and performance of our digital infrastructure.

During national Carers week on Tuesday, 10 June 2025, we held the launch of our new Staff Carers Network which was attended by colleagues from across the Trust. Following the success of this, it has been decided that the Staff Carers Network will meet monthly. The next meeting will be on Monday, 28 July 2025, from 1.00 to 2.30pm on MS Teams

More teams celebrated the NHS 77 Birthday this week. The Occupational Therapy team at Hartley hospital raised a fantastic £108 at their celebrations on Friday, while School Health Team 1 had a team bake off as part of their festivities!

There will be a change freeze implemented from 6.00am on Monday, 7 July 2025 until 10.00pm on Tuesday, 30 September 2025. This change freeze relates to any amendments to existing forms in Radar. For assurance, Radar Healthcare will continue to be available for reporting all events during this period.

Our Carer Awareness training is designed help equip individuals and teams with the knowledge to identify and support unpaid carers. For more information and support around our Carers’ offer, please email carers@merseycare.nhs.uk