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: Mental Health Care

    All statutory Mental Health Act forms must be completed on Thalamos (for services using Rio only)

    21 October 2024

    Mersey Care successfully transitioned which means that all statutory Mental Health Act forms (for services using Rio only) must be completed using Thalamos.

  • Category: Community Care

    New process for safeguarding pressure ulcers

    21 October 2024

    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.

  • Category: Trust news

    Learning and Development updates

    21 October 2024

    Learning and Development have a new reporting column currently on the Business Intelligence Training reports, this will provide a separate Key Performance Indicator of 90% for managers to monitor performance, but it will not affect any other overall performance in other training areas such as divisional training.

  • Category: Trust news

    Count Me In online staff information and Q&A session – 5 December

    21 October 2024

    Mersey Care’s Research and Effectiveness Lead Oladayo Bifarin will be leading a one hour online information session on 5 December at 10am  so you can learn more,  ask questions and find out how you could get involved as a Count Me In staff champion.

  • Category: Trust wide support services

    Best use of digital recognition for The Life Rooms

    17 October 2024

    The Life Rooms were awarded 'Best use of digital for NHS Trusts' alongside Access Health Support and Care at the recent Health Tech Newspaper (HTN) Health Tech Awards, for their work in integrating the RiO system with Elemental which allows mental health professionals to refer service users directly to The Life Rooms for social prescribing support.