Work gathers pace at the new Mossley Hill Mental Health Facility

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is forging ahead with plans to create a modern, state of the art, mental health facility on land at Mossley Hill, Liverpool, which the Trust owns. Liverpool Sefton Health Partnership is overseeing the construction of the new mental health facility which will sit on the Mossley Hill Hospital site and is part of Mersey Care’s ambition to replace out-dated dormitory-style accommodation. The new state of the art, 80-bed adult mental health facility, will carry on a tradition of the site serving the people of Liverpool. This short newsletter (attached below) brings together a summary of progress with the development of this new mental health facility. You can see CGI animations of the site and hear from service users and others about the work happening by searching for ‘Mersey Care Mossley Hill’ or on this link: www.merseycare.nhs.uk/our-services/our-sites/liverpool/mossley-hill Download newsletter here:

Mossely Hill Newsletter _Summer 2023_Final

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Light up Blue in support of Parkinson's Awareness Month

Every April, the Parkinson's Foundation engages the global Parkinson's community to support Parkinson's Awareness Month to increase awareness about the ailment and its symptoms, as well as to support victims. To support this awareness campaign, Kensington Neighbourhood Health Centre and South Liverpool Treatment Centre were lit up blue.

Parkinson’s disease is a chronic, progressive neurological disorder that affects the way a person moves. The disease develops slowly over time and causes a gradual loss of control over one’s movements. Parkinson’s affects people of all ages, but it is most common in older adults.

By lighting up our centres blue for Parkinson's we increase awareness about the disease. Increased awareness is crucial to improving understanding and reducing stigma. This includes educating people about the symptoms of Parkinson’s, the available treatments, and the challenges faced by people living with the disease. It also involves supporting research efforts to better understand the causes and progression of Parkinson’s and develop more effective treatments.

https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/information-and-support

Thank you, NHS!

In January, local residents completed a sponsored walk from Grassendale to Albert Dock to raise money for hampers to say thank you to NHS staff and all that they do. Two hampers were delivered to the staff at South Liverpool Treatment Centre, pictured below.