Publish date: 17 March 2026
Mersey Care has been sub-contracted to deliver specialist community services across West Lancashire in partnership with Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (MWL) following a competitive tendering process by NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board.
MWL will act as lead provider for the contract and Mersey Care has been sub-contracted to deliver some of the specialist community services, which will cover a predominantly rural district with a population of around 118,000 people, including Skelmersdale, Ormskirk and surrounding villages.
Mersey Care already provide community services across Liverpool, Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens and Chief Executive Officer Trish Bennett said: “We’re delighted to work in partnership with MWL to provide these important community services for our local communities and we believe our partnership with MWL can only strengthen and improve the healthcare options for West Lancashire residents.”
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