Cheshire and Merseyside Mental Health Workforce Strategy

This is our first dedicated mental health workforce strategy, and it sets out a bold, collaborative vision to build a diverse, skilled, and compassionate workforce that can meet the needs of our communities, now and in the years ahead.

What does the strategy mean for Cheshire and Merseyside?

• A stronger focus on attracting, training, and retaining talented people in mental health roles.
• A commitment to wellbeing, inclusion, and flexible career pathways that support our teams to thrive.
• A system-wide approach that ensures the workforce is representative of our communities, working together across health, care, and the voluntary sector.

This is more than a document – it’s a roadmap for doing things differently, with people at the heart of everything we do.

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