YOU'VE joined an influential group of people interested in the development of mental health, learning disability and addiction services on Merseyside.
Our members' event January 2011
Our members' event February 2012 Our members' event March 2013
We are changing how we operate and benefit from the views of our members via a Members’ Council which has been elected, by the members, made up of local people, service users and their carers, staff and partner organisations.
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Benefits of being a member
If you are not yet a member but would like to join the trust please call us on 0151 471 2336 for us to send an application form or click here for the online form. For more information on who can become a member of the trust please click here.
A strong endorsement of Mersey Care’s approach came from Alastair Campbell, mental health charity Mind’s Champion of the Year and former director of communications and strategy for Tony Blair. After a visit to the Rathbone site in Liverpool, Alastair wrote on his website blog: “What a truly inspiring and humbling time I had when I visited Mersey Cares' PICU at Rathbone Hospital. It was not just the evident quality of care being provided for a small number of seriously ill men. It was also the clear emphasis that was put on making sure the views of service users and carers were taken into account in the way the place was run. Mersey Care NHS Trust should be really proud of what they have here. What I saw and heard gave me plenty to talk about on tackling stigma and discrimination.”
Alastair’s account of his personal experience of mental illness was covered in a TV documentary and in his novel, All in the Mind. He was so impressed by the Mersey Care approach that he signed up as one of the first members.
Celebrity Chef Marco Pierre White is a member of Mersey Care NHS Trust. Britain’s first Michelin Star Chef Marco signed up during a personal appearance at his restaurant which was close to Mersey Care’s largest site at Maghull. Director of Communcations and Engagement Christine Hughes said: “We were very excited when Marco signed up. We have a growing number of celebrity supporters and it undoubtedly gives a little sparkle to our campaign. Marco is also a wonderful role model for all of us, we are delighted to welcome him.”
Ian Puleston-Davies has signed up as a member of Mersey Care. Ian starred in long-running dramas such as Holby City, The Bill, Hollyoaks and Brookside. He has also made special appearances in many other dramas. Ian can currently be seen on screen as Owen Armstrong in ITV's long running soap, "Coronation Street".
In 2005, Ian Puleston-Davies co-wrote the drama Dirty Filthy Love based upon his own experiences dealing with obsessive compulsive disorder and it won a Royal Television Society Award for Best Single Drama and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Single Drama.
Ian Puleston-Davies is patron of the CALM Centre, a charity that provides counselling and therapeutic services to the community of Harlow and its environs.
We want you to get others to become members of the Trust (friends, family, service users/patients, carers, colleagues from other organisations, members of the general public etc.) This is so that we can be sure we are providing the services people need. Public members of the Trust will, like our staff, be able to use NHS discounts and get offers and discounted prices with thousands of retailers. Membership is free for everyone.
We welcome views and feedback on the services we provide. For more information on this and how to feedback to the team click here.
Meet our membership team and find out how to contact them by clicking here
To find out more about our members events click here.
Would you like to contact our members council and find out how to contact them, if so you can find out more information by clicking here
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