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

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    IPC guidance update

    30 September 2024

    Our Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response and Infection Prevention and Control teams have developed a new Trust wide Outbreak Plan.

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    Agenda For Change 2024 pay award update (bank assignments)

    30 September 2024

    The Government recently announced a 5.5% consolidated pay increase for all staff on Agenda for Change. Our payroll services provider has now communicated the date of payment for the AFC 2024 pay award for Bank assignments and will be in tax week 28 - pay date 18 October 2024.

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    AGM 2024

    27 September 2024

    There was a healthy attendance at this week’s AGM held at Aintree Racecourse, where those who attended were given reports about Mersey Care’s performance in the last year and the Trust priorities in the near future. They also had a chance to look around the marketplace beforehand, where services had stalls explaining what they do and providing further information.

  • Category: Mental Health Care

    The end of an era as Dr Mercadillo retires

    27 September 2024

    Dr Nieves Mercadillo (pictured centre) retires in early October and has worked as a General Adult Consultant, with special interest in Inpatient Care.

  • Liverpool Cathedral Abseil raises £3,525 to support services

    26 September 2024

    We’re delighted to share with you that our charity abseils raised an incredible £3,525 for our Mersey Cares! Mersey Care staff, volunteers and carers took part in the event bravely abseiling 150ft down the iconic Liverpool Cathedral. We’d like to thank everyone who took part and raised such an impressive amount - and to all who sponsored them.