Trust news

Mersey Care is planning a Community Appointment Day on 30 October for patients within the Musculoskeletal Service across St Helens. This will enable patients to attend a community location where they can discuss their needs with MSK clinicians, physiotherapists, AHPs, charities, voluntary services and other community services.

Earlier this week, we were joined by 50 local partners, stakeholders and professionals at a morning event at the Peace Centre to hear from service leads and an expert by experience, Danielle, one of the mums who had used the Knowsley service ten years ago.

Following the launch of the new prevention and management of pressure ulcers Trust policy , there is an updated section on safeguarding considerations and to offer a clear process for staff a new procedure has been introduced which will involve the completion of a new safeguarding template on EMIS known as the Adult Safeguarding Decision Guide .

In line with the national approach to promoting children and young people’s mental health support in the broader context and alleviating the typical stigma associated with CAMHS as a clinical term, the Liverpool CAMHS Partnership will now be known as: Mental Health Support for Children and Young People in Liverpool.

Our Community Pain Management Service has developed a suite of videos to raise awareness about how they help reduce the impact of living with persistent pain, which affects around 28 million adults in the UK. The videos have been released to coincide with Pain Awareness Month for September.