Our Services
New animation raises mental health awareness for young people
A new animation is available to help young people in Liverpool understand what mental health support is available and how to access it.
Developed collaboratively with members of Liverpool's Children and Young People's Mental Health Support Partnership, Mersey Care and Alder Hey NHS Foundation Trust, the animation responds to feedback from young people aged 16 to 25, who often feel unaware of the support services available, or confused about how to access help when needed.
Crisis Café commissioning opportunity
Mersey Care is seeking to commission members of the third sector (non-governmental and not for profit organisations) and voluntary, community, faith and social enterprises (VCFSE) to run two crisis cafes covering St Helens and Knowsley and Halton and Warrington. More information on our website.
Update on School Aged Immunisation Services in Halton
We will continue to provide immunisation services across Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens and Sefton and from 1 September 2025, the Trust will also become the new provider of school aged immunisations across Halton.
Has your child or young person missed a vaccination? Find out about catch up clinics.
Mersey Care nurse battles back from Cancer to take on the world
A Mersey Care nurse has battled back from the devastating blow of breast cancer to represent Great Britain in the 17th World Dragon Boat Racing Championships in Germany later this month. More information on the news pages of our website.
Our Achievements
Professor honoured by Royal College of General Practitioners
Navneet Kapur, Professor of Psychiatry and Population Health at the University of Manchester and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist at Mersey Care, has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of General Practitioners at a ceremony in London.
The citation for the Fellowship highlighted Nav’s world leading suicide prevention research as well as his work for NICE, the UK Department of Health and health services and is in recognition of his outstanding contributions to general practice.
Dr Aravind Komuravelli explores the challenges of dementia care in the UK
Dementia is the leading cause of death in England and Wales and 982,000 people are estimated to have a form of the condition in the UK. Although there has been some progress in developing drug treatments for Alzheimer's disease, pharmacological options remain limited and high costs continue to pose challenges.
There are no public health interventions for dementia prevention. Given longer life expectancies, the number of people living with the disease is expected to rise but the necessary care provision and support offer is failing to keep up. Read the thoughts of Dr Aravind Komuravelli, Consultant Psychiatrist at Mersey Care and others, on the BMJ website.
Nursing Times: Psychotropic medication in inpatient mental health care for young people
Carol-Anne Murphy, Nurse Consultant in our Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services, has authored an article in the Nursing Times July publication discussing how nurses can ensure medication prescribed is necessary as well as issues relating to consent to treatment. The Clinical Practice Review also discusses issues relating to consent to treatment and medication within the article.
Our Research
Mersey Care joins Northern Health Science Alliance
Mersey Care has joined the Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA) as part of the Trust’s intention to lead world class research and innovation in mental health and wellbeing.
The NHSA is a life sciences membership alliance which advocates on behalf of its members, supports projects, engages with industry and increases the visibility of the North’s excellence nationally and internationally. More information can be found in the news section of our website.
New research group aims to prevent and minimise the long term impact of childhood trauma
A new research alliance has formed within Liverpool City Region (LCR) to help prevent adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and better support people who have been impacted by them.
It follows recent findings that in Merseyside, 49.9% of adults have experienced ACEs. The LCR ACEs Research Alliance has been set up by Liverpool John Moores University and the Mental Health Research for Innovation Centre (M-RIC). It brings together experts from across the NHS, universities, police, local authorities and voluntary sector. More information can be found in the news section of the website.
Showcasing M-RIC’s progress to the NIHR
M-RIC team members visited London to showcase the progress of their research to the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mission.
M-RIC, which is a partnership of Mersey Care and the University of Liverpool, is one of the two key demonstrator sites in the NIHR MH-TRC Mission. The NIHR MH-TRC Mission brings together leading investigators in experimental medicine and early stage translational mental health research from across the UK to accelerate discoveries into clinical practice. Find out more on the M-RIC website.
Paper published on widening participation in research
Trust staff have co-authored a paper about widening participation in research through a new system called Count Me In. The paper details how the system was set up with service users, carers and communities involved in its design and implementation.
The paper is entitled: Co-Production and Implementation of ‘Count Me In’: A Bottom‐Up Approach to Inclusive Research and Participation in a National Health Service in England and more information can be found on our website.
M-RIC celebrates Red4Research day
M-RIC’s team showed their support for Red4Research day last month, dressing in their best red outfits at an M-RIC Festival of Ideas event to recognise, celebrate and thank all the brilliant people who make a difference by taking part in and delivering research. #Red4Research is organised by The R&D Forum and is marked annually across the NHS.
Get Involved
LGBTQIA+ and Suicide Awareness – real experiences survey
The Zero Suicide Alliance (ZSA), a Mersey Care led initiative, has been commissioned to develop suicide awareness training which looks at suicide risk in the LGBTQIA+ community and wants your support to understand real experiences.
The ZSA has a survey out at the moment which is aimed at those in the LGBTQIA+ community as well as those who are close to the community through work or loved ones. The team would love your support. Complete and/or share the survey to help us reach more people. Find out more and access the survey on the ZSA website.
Yorkshire climbers raise funds for Mersey Cares
Ten amazing Mersey Care staff members took on the 24.5 mile Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge in torrential rain and wind to raise an incredible £1,590 to support our services beyond the scope of the NHS.
Scott Bridge, Senior Nurse Practitioner and part of the Early Intervention Team said, “I’ve been lucky to work in such an amazing team for the past six years with inspiring practitioners working with some of the most vulnerable people in society.
“I’ve always wanted to do something to raise money and when my colleague suggested we complete the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge for Mersey Cares, I jumped at the chance." More information can be found on the Mersey Cares website.
Northern Lights Trek for ZSA in 2026
Do you want to raise funds to help our support of the Zero Suicide Alliance to provide free online training and resources to help people understand and respond to suicide?
We’ve partnered with the ZSA to launch a new Northern Lights Challenge, which involves three days trekking through beautiful mountain scenery, geothermal valleys and via picture perfect lakes in Iceland - and hopefully see the mystical Aurora Borealis put on a show. More information can be found on the Mersey Cares website.
MC Magazine
Coming soon: MC magazine summer issue.
Read real life stories:
Health anxiety – how the power of thought can change lives
Talking teen – why Adolescence made a drama out of a crisis
Understanding OCD – real life experiences and ways to cope
Telehealth – a patient’s experience of how technology helped recovery
Meningitis – why university students should make sure they’re protected
Living well-derly – simple ways to get more active in later life.
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