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A new NHS campaign aiming to get people talking has found that fewer than one in 10 adults say they would be “very likely” to go on a first date with someone with mental health issues, according to a new survey commissioned by a leading mental health trust.

Chief Executive Joe Rafferty writes his fist blog of 2016, discussing the Big Brew, the Walton Library project and other matters.

Mersey Care NHS Trust is has begun extensive refurbishment of the former Walton Library as part of plans to transform it into a new centre for learning, recovery, health and wellbeing.

Chief executive Joe Rafferty writes his final blog of 2015, and reviews Mersey Care's year, looks ahead to 2016 and asks everyone to spare a thought for others at Christmas.

Mersey Care NHS Trust, one of the leading mental health trusts in the UK, has urged their patients and carers to ensure they plan ahead for their prescriptions over the Christmas period.

Chief Executive Joe Rafferty writes about the implications of the leaked report about Southern Health, Mersey Care's ambitions for Foundation Trust status and the staff survey in his latest blog.

Chief Executive Joe Rafferty discusses recruitment, the importance of the staff newsletter and the start of Mersey Care's application for Foundation Trust status in his latest blog.

There are lots of things you can try to beat the blues: Keep active Research has shown that a daily one hour walk in the middle of the day could be as helpful as light treatment for coping with the winter blues. Get outside Go outdoors in natural daylight as much as possible, especially at midday and on brighter days. Inside your home, choose pale colours that reflect light from outside, and sit near windows whenever you can.

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Our annual night to mark the outstanding, the innovative and the gifted was another huge success at the Titanic Hotel in Liverpool. Following a theme of ‘care to celebrate’, 450 staff, service users and carers followed that mantra enthusiastically.