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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.

Chief Executive's Blog - Being Positive

A Mersey Care NHS Trust spokesman said: “We care for some of the most complex and vulnerable adults in a hospital setting and have an international and award-winning reputation for doing so. Initiatives such as our ‘No Force First’ programme underline our commitment to the minimum use of restrictive practice.

Mersey Care has won five main awards at the 10th annual Clapperboard Awards in Liverpool, which celebrates the achievements of young creative talent from across Merseyside.

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has visited Liverpool’s newest mental health hospital at Clock View today to witness the state of the art facilities now available in the city.

The NHS Trust Development Authority (NHS TDA) has confirmed the appointment of Pamela Williams as Non-executive Director of Mersey Care NHS Trust.