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: Secure Care

    Ward Guardian roll out – Secure Care division

    8 April 2024

    Ward Guardian, the new information and monitoring tool, will be rolled out to the final stage of Phase 4 across Secure Division from Monday 6 May 2024 to the below areas.

  • Category: Secure Care

    Whalley handover

    2 April 2024

    After 103 years in Whalley in various forms of specialist services, our buildings in the Ribble Valley were handed over at midnight on 31 March to Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

  • Category: Secure Care

    Recognition for our lead provider collaborative

    28 March 2024

    Congratulations to PROSPECT, which was recognised with Bronze status for the Career Matters / NHSE Lived Experience Charter at their awards ceremony.

  • Category: Secure Care

    Aspen Wood opening to service users

    18 March 2024

    Our new low secure service Aspen Wood, received its first service users this week.The 40 bed learning disability site on Maghull Health Park was completed on time and budget late last year. Following a period of staff training it is now fully operational.

  • Category: Secure Care

    Ashworth Hospital achieves reapproval as a provider of high security psychiatric services

    11 March 2024

    We’re pleased to announce that Ashworth Hospital has been relicensed as a provider for high security psychiatric services, one of only three high secure hospitals in England and Wales.