Welcome to Trust wide news 

Here, you will find all of the latest news around the Trust which applies to all staff. 

If you have any news you would like to share, please email the communications team with your story and pictures if available: communications@merseycare.nhs.uk

  • Category: Community Care

    Award Winners

    20 October 2025

    Sefton’s children and young people and families Admin Team won an award last week from Sefton at Work (Sefton Council) for ‘Caring Business: Exemplary Health and Wellbeing Support’. The award exemplifies what it means to be a caring business, particularly offering patience, support and opportunities for care leavers to overcome fears and thrive. The council said: “Their impact is both profound and inspiring”.

  • Category: Trust news

    World Pharmacy Technician Day

    20 October 2025

    This week is World Pharmacy Technician Day!

  • Category: Trust news

    Update on Suicide Safety Assessment Training

    20 October 2025

    In April 2025, NHS England published new guidelines titled "Staying safe from suicide." These guidelines introduce a significant shift in how the needs of service users and patients are assessed. The main change is moving away from traditional risk assessments (which rate risk as high, medium, or low) to a focus on safety assessments conversations to understand what makes them unsafe and what we can do to improve their safety.

  • Category: Trust news

    On Board with our 2025 flu vaccination programme

    20 October 2025

    Board members were keen to take advantage of our free vaccination offer last week, rolling up their sleeves and getting the flu jab.

  • International Infection Prevention and Control Week

    20 October 2025

    International Infection Prevention and Control Week starts on the 19 October and is dedicated to raising awareness about the critical importance of infection prevention.