Mersey Care chosen as one of the UK's Commercial Research Delivery Centres
Mersey Care has been chosen as one of 20 Commercial Research Delivery Centres ((CRDCs) across the UK by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), which aim to give patients access to pioneering clinical trials and treatments in record time.
Appointment of New Research and Innovation Director
Professor Dan Joyce has been appointed as Mersey Care’s new Director of Research and Innovation and will spearhead our research agenda, innovative projects and collaborations when he begins his new role on 1 December 2024.
Mersey Care leads new study to test medications that treat side effects from anti-psychotic drugs
A new clinical trial (GOTHIC2) aims to test the effectiveness of medications in treating the side effects from antipsychotic drugs for schizophrenia. Excessive drooling, or hypersalivation, is a common reaction to Clozapine, the most effective drug for ‘resistant’ schizophrenia. Stopping taking it is not always a viable option as it may lead to symptoms of schizophrenia becoming worse.
Mersey Care's 'Count Me In' workshop develops plans to widen participation in research
Service users and staff from Mersey Care have joined together at the start of a campaign called 'Count Me In' to help develop plans to widen participation in research.
Research offers hope: M-RIC welcomes new service user and carer representatives and public advisors
Hope was an important theme at a recent Mental Health Research for Innovation Centre (M-RIC) event in Liverpool to celebrate the recruitment of 10 new service user and carer representatives and over 30 public advisors.
Free haircuts and mental health information at Safe Space pop-up in Walton
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and The Lions Barber Collective teamed up to run a free hairdressing and mental health event at The Blue Base in Walton.
Children’s mental health project wins huge funding boost
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is a partner in a new Edge Hill University-led mental health project for children and young people which has won £2.5m for digital arts and arts therapies.
Consultation event on improving services and treatment for people with mood disorders
Service users and carers attended an event at The Life Rooms Bootle to share their different experiences and insights to help us shape the design of a new, dedicated mood disorders service.
Government adviser launches new M-RIC headquarters
A new Liverpool headquarters for the Mental Health Research for Innovation Centre (M-RIC) was formally opened by Professor Lucy Chappell, Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department of Health and Social Care and Chief Executive of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
World renowned experts visit Liverpool to mark new Mental Health Research for Innovation Centre
National UK Mental Health Mission co-chairs Professor Kathryn Abel and Professor Husseini Manji have visited Liverpool to learn more about the city’s exciting plans to accelerate mental health research.
