The network also supports provider organisations to aspire to gain World Health Organisation (WHO) and/or Royal Society of Public Health accreditation. Many of our members have been busy running the ‘Stoptober’ Campaign. Evidence shows that if a person stops smoking for 28 days, they are five times more likely to quit for good. Paula Carroll at Ashworth Hospital, part of Mersey Care NHS Trust, has delivered two early morning events to target night staff and shift workers and her display is pictured. Liverpool Community Health are featuring a month of blogs by staff who are stopping smoking. Welcome to the fifth edition of the Cheshire and Merseyside Healthy Providers Network Newsletter. The network has been in place since summer of 2012 and is gathering momentum with growing representation from across Cheshire and Merseyside. The three key aims of the network are to:  Provide peer support  Share good practice  Develop common and consistent programmes of work that will improve the health and wellbeing of staff and the communities within which the organisations serve. Liz Grady (Alder Hey) and Paula Carroll (Mersey Care NHS Trust) represented CMHPN at the Public Health England Annual Conference in September The event showcased the latest advances, knowledge and best practice in public health, with evidence into practice at the core of the programme. PHE were honoured to have the participation of Jane Ellison MP, Minister for Public Health, who gave a keynote address at the conference, as well as Simon Stevens, Chief Executive, NHS England, and Cllr Jonathan McShane, Chair, Public Health System Group. The CMHPN poster presentation is shown overleaf.

The network has established a forum for acute and community trusts as well as local authority commissioners to engage with, in order to increase public health activity at an organisational and individual level. This allows a unified approach to be adopted across the region, as social marketing campaigns have a single delivery forum. Such organisations are significant local employers and centres of community activity so they can and should play a significant role in improving health and reducing inequalities. To achieve this we have created a framework of public health excellence which individuals and organisations can work towards. All participating organisations are supported to achieve WHO’s “health promoting hospitals and health services” status and so far, a total of five organisations have WHO accreditation. CMHPN has also: 1.Developed a strong branding and identity with subsequent annual communication and campaign plans. 2.Received funding and support from the Cheshire & Merseyside Directors of Public Health, who have also commissioned the ‘Top Tips for Healthy Providers’ publication in Produced Network newsletters for cascading consistent health promotion messages and showcasing successes. 4.Provided peer support for members in tackling health promotion challenges e.g., WHO/HPH accreditation applications and guiding the development of public health strategies. 5.Produced a WHO accreditation step-by-step guide. 6.Developed a workplan with stakeholder engagement, objective setting, sharing of ideas, best practice and support for tackling barriers. 7.Established a core membership to sustain the network. 8.Developed partnerships with Public Health England and CHAMPS collaborative service to deliver coordinated campaigns. 9.Aligned a Provider Health Promotion Campaign Calendar – for consistent messaging across all network organisations 10.Presented at the International Conference on Health Promoting Hospitals and Health Services in Barcelona The Cheshire and Merseyside Healthy Provider Network (CMHPN) was established in July 2012 and is comprised of NHS acute and community health provider organisations from Cheshire and Merseyside. The first meeting was held in June 2012 and terms of reference and membership outlined. The network meets bi-monthly. The Network Vision “Cheshire and Merseyside Healthy Providers Network are committed to putting health and wellbeing at the heart of every contact with patients, clients and its own workforce and to promote WHO accreditation for all provider settings in Cheshire and Merseyside. CMHPN is a unique collaboration of healthcare organisations providing a joint approach to improving health and wellbeing of their patients, clients, and employees. Membership is comprised of staff with senior organisational responsibility and accountability for health improvement initiatives, both at individual and organisational level, typically represented by assistant directors of nursing and health improvement managers. The network has support from the Cheshire and Merseyside Directors of Public Health and Board level support from all participating organisations. 16 Provider organisations participate in the sharing and learning of many health promotion campaign messages including: Dry January, Active April, Sun Safety & Stoptober. The network operates on an informal and voluntary basis with shared responsibility across all member organisations. Poster by: Liz Grady, Health Promotion Practitioner – Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Paula Carroll, Health Promotion Coordinator – Ashworth Hospital, (Mersey Care NHS Trust), Rachael Gosling, Consultant in Public Health – Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust & Ian Ashworth, Consultant in Public Health – Salford Council

CMHPN has a Twitter with over 50 followers and also an online community: (search Cheshire and Merseyside Healthy Providers Network). See screen shots below and be sure to add to your favourites and sign up to the ‘Knowledge Hub’. Current participating organisations include:-  5 Boroughs Partnership  Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust  Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust  Ashworth Hospital, part of Mersey Care NHS Trust  Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Trust  Champs (Cheshire and Merseyside Collaborative Service)  Cheshire & Wirral Partnerships NHS Trust  Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust  Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust  East Cheshire NHS Trust  Health Equalities Group  Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust  Liverpool Dental Hospital*  Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust  Liverpool Women’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust  Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust  North West Ambulance Service  Public Health England  Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust  Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust  Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust  St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospital  Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust  Warrington and Halton Hospital  Wirral Community Health NHS Trust  Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Welcome Network Members

For further information on any of the articles above or to join the network please Members trusts are encouraging staff to get immunised against flu to protect themselves, their families and patients. Liverpool Community Health’s campaign is called “Immunise Your Selfie’. It features real images and captions provided by staff members and teams from across the organisation, highlighting their own personal reasons for getting the flu vaccination this year. For details, please #fluselfie Coming Up The next steps for the network are to: Discuss long term sustainability Decide on campaigns for 2015, in partnership with Public Health England and Champs Launch the updated ‘Top Tips for Healthier Hospitals’ Attract even more network member trusts from across Cheshire and Merseyside