Trust Wide Support Services News

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.

On Thursday 10 October 2024, NHS Informatics Merseyside (IM) marked World Mental Health Day with a Tea and Talk event at Saturn House.

Congratulations to our Estates and Facilities Team, they won the Estates Team of the Year Award at the IHEEM Healthcare and Estates Awards earlier this week.

After a details process of providing evidence, Trust finance leads are delighted to announce their 2024 accreditation status. The finance team, led by Chief Finance Officer Rob Collins, has this week seen their Level 3 score (the highest option they can achieve) ratified nationally. They’ve received notification from Via One NHS Finance and Skills Development Network which reflects the continuous development of NHS finance functions, including emphasis on their support for learning and staff development.

Mersey Care senior leaders showed their support for Count Me In at last week’s Annual General Meeting. Chief Executive Prof Joe Rafferty, CEO Designate Trish Bennett, Chair Rosie Cooper and others proudly displayed their support for the new scheme which will make it easier for more patients and service users to get involved in research activities.