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Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) was formed in 2002 and achieved Foundation Trust status in 2007. We provide health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including three GP surgeries. 

We have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool, and Stockport. We also provide specialist services for the North West and North Wales. Our services are provided in partnership with commissioners, local authorities, voluntary and independent organisations, people who access our services, their carers and families.

The Trust has over 14,600 members and employs more than 5000 staff over 70 sites, serving a population of over 1 million people and specialist services for 3 million.

We provide integrated care in the community and within hospital settings based on best practice and outcomes, working closely with the people who access our services and their carers to provide person-centred care for all.

Our services are developed and led by clinical staff. We strive for clinical excellence by ensuring there is a framework to deliver quality improvements, making sure that safe and effective care results in positive outcomes.

Regionally, CWP provides CAMHS Tier 4 services for Cheshire and Merseyside, adult eating disorder services across the North West, inpatient mental health perinatal care for Cheshire, Merseyside and North Wales and leads three Provider Collaboratives: 

  • Level Up, Young People and Families, Cheshire and Merseyside, Lead Provider Collaborative 
  • EmpowerED, Adult Eating Disorders, North West, Lead Provider Collaborative
  • Helix, Perinatal Mental Health, Cheshire and Merseyside, Lead Provider Collaborative

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