YourSpace is your staff extranet that provides information and tools to help you do your job well.
It allows you to access the latest Trust news, information about services, training and development and wellbeing all in one place.
If you have any queries, would like your service to have a page on YourSpace or want to request admin access, email communications@merseycare.nhs.uk
Editing YourSpace
You may have been given admin rights to a page on YourSpace to help your team share information with staff. Below you will find some useful guides, as well as best practice information.
Once you have made changes to a page, these will need to be reviewed and approved by a member of the communications team.
If you need additional training or support, email communications
We have created how to guides on creating, editing and uploading content to YourSpace.
If you have any questions, email communications
- Creating a new page and adding content
- How to add an accordion (drop down) to a page
- How to add images and videos to a page
- How to upload a document to YourSpace
- Setting up subpages as thumbnails
- How to add an event to the events calendar.
If you are adding a video to the page, please send this via WeTransfer to communications
We have set communication standards that reflect its purpose and values. These values are part of our corporate identity and shape how people think and feel about us.
As an NHS body, we produce written information for a diverse audience. Clear and consistent written communication are an example of how we work and show that we are committed to meeting the needs of our stakeholders.
When writing content for your page, consider who will be reading it, what they need to know and what they need to do. It's important to make your information as clear as possible.
Our Communications page is a good example of how a page on YourSpace should look.
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Use plain English. If you are using acronyms please spell out what this means then put the acronym in brackets, for example National Health Service (NHS).
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Use different size text to break up text in a page, use Heading 2 to create headers on a page, Heading 3 for important information or normal for the body text.
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Use single accordions for information staff may need to know more about.
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Don't underline text as this may be mistaken for a link - use bold to emphasis a word if needs be.
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Use the 'show blocks' feature when editing a page to make sure your spacing is right.
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Alight your text to the left - don't centre it.
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If you are linking to a document or page, don't say 'click here' - instead tell the person where you are taking them to. For example, visit YourSpace to find out more or continue reading on England’s website.
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When writing dates and times, write it like this 15 April 2024 from 3.30pm to 4pm rather than 15th April 2024 15.30 to 16:00.
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Don't use '&' - instead use 'and'.
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If you are using bullet points, only add a full stop at the end. Use the bullet pint feature available on YourSpace.
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Ask someone to review your page(s) before you submit.