Case studies

Improving cancer care waits for patients

Improvements to waiting lists at Liverpool University Hospitals are leading to shorter waits for patients.

The Integrated Community Reablement and Assessment Service (ICRAS)

A service run by Mersey Care is keeping Liverpool and Sefton patients out of hospital and treating them in the community.

The Community Intermediate Care Centre

A multidisciplinary approach to enabling successful discharge in Wirral and supporting people to return home.

Reducing avoidable admissions in Wirral’s elderly population

Project to help treat Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) and de-hydration in older people.

Vision Support launches Sightline to support people with visual impairment

A brand new telephone based service to support people who have experienced sight loss.

HomeFirst Intermediate care and community rehab

HomeFirst service run by Wirral Community Health (WCHC) has supported over 1000 discharges (both enhanced and therapy), providing better assessments and care options, leading to a significant increase in sustainable discharges from hospital.

Warm Homes for Lungs Project in St Helens

The St Helens Community COPD Rapid Response Service, which is run by Whiston Hospital (now part of Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust) launched the Warm Homes project in February 2023.

Volunteer-led Discharge Support Service in Sefton

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has developed an innovative Discharge Support Service, run by a committed team of volunteers.

Reducing missed appointments by making healthcare more accessible for all our patients

Our Cheshire and Merseyside Outpatient Transformation Programme is focusing on understanding the issues behind DNAs to reduce their impact on healthcare and patients who may be waiting or missing out on treatment due to barriers in accessing their appointments.

Experts by Experience helping design and improve services

Cheshire and Merseyside residents with direct experience of services for eating disorders and specialist children and young peoples mental health are playing a central role in shaping and improving care for future patients.

Cheshire and Merseyside pilots support increased uptake of NHS Health Checks in target groups

By working innovatively, we have seen significant increases in the uptake of preventative health checks amongst priority groups who are at highest risk of dying from heart disease (CVD).

Wellpoint Kiosks help prevent strokes and heart attacks across Cheshire and Merseyside

Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of ill health, premature death and health inequalities in Cheshire and Merseyside. Initiatives to reduce CVD have been running in Cheshire and Merseyside for several years and a recent success has been the wider roll out of Wellpoint Kiosks.

Pioneering new maternal mental health service launched

We officially launched our new maternal mental health service in November 2022 to strengthen the care and support we offer people who have experienced loss, distress or trauma before, during, or after giving birth.

The Living Well Service

The Living Well Service launched across Cheshire and Merseyside in June 2022 following a successful pilot as roving COVID-19 vaccination service.

Improving eye health and tackling inequalities

Our Cheshire and Merseyside Local Eye Health Network is carrying out some pioneering work to address the differences in access that exists between our different communities and groups of residents.

Meeting the mental health needs of our school children

Providing mental health support for our primary and secondary age children is a national priority

Working with our communities to widen mental health and wellbeing support

Importance of our partners from voluntary, community, faith organisations and social enterprises in supporting the health and wellbeing of communities across Cheshire and Merseyside

Cheshire and Merseyside leading the way to improved diagnostic testing

Significant improvements are being made to a wide number of medical or ‘diagnostic’ tests

New unit set to transform mental health experience for new and expectant parents

A brand new specialist mental health unit to support new and expectant parents across Cheshire, Merseyside and North Wales has been announced

Tackling air quality to improve health

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside’s sustainability team is working on pioneering projects to tackle poor air quality and its effects on health

Da Vinci robot

Reducing waits at Cheshire and Merseyside Surgical Centre with innovative robotic help