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Volunteer Open Day at Community Intermediate Care Centre (CICC) – Thursday 25 April

Volunteers play a big part at our Trust, supporting both front-line clinical and corporate services. Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust have many volunteers who generously give their time to help support staff and the people they care for. Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust are looking for volunteers who would […]

17 April 2024

ourPlace – Wirral’s new sexual health service for young people from April

ourPlace (part of Sexual Health Wirral), is Wirral’s new sexual health service for young people aged 19 and under. The service is free, confidential and non-judgemental. The friendly team provide advice, support and treatment in a discreet and young person friendly clinic area. Services and support: From Tuesday 2nd April, ourPlace will be open for walk-in and […]

10 April 2024

Gambling related harm – help for families. M-PACT (Moving Parents and Children Together) Programme – Forward Trust

Who is it for? M-PACT stands for ‘Moving Parents and Children Together and is a whole family programme for children aged 8 years and over and their adult family members to talk about gambling related harms in a friendly, open and safe environment. Who can attend M-PACT? Children aged between 8 and 17 years old. […]

06 March 2024

Community Intermediate Care Centre – how WCHC enabling successful discharge and supporting people to return home

Once a person no longer needs hospital care, the best place for them to be is at home or in a community setting where they can continue their recovery. In Wirral, the Community Intermediate Care Centre (CICC), which opened during the height of the pandemic, plays a significant role enabling the flow of patients out […]

06 March 2024

Urgent care services in Wirral working together to reduce wait times

Urgent care services, including urgent treatment centres (UTC), walk-in centres (WIC) and minor injuries units provide medical help when it’s not a life-threatening emergency. They can diagnose and deal with many of the common problems people go to A&E for. The Trust operates two walk-in centres in Wallasey and Eastham, a minor injuries unit and […]

06 March 2024

Koala Northwest – Training across to local organisations

As part of our outreach work, Healthwatch Wirral provide regular presentations and training sessions across the community and to health and social care providers. Sessions vary, some examples: We recently had a great session with the fantastic staff at Koala North West Talking about the importance of sharing feedback on all experiences of the NHS & […]

06 March 2024