Programme partners

Shaping Care Together is an NHS programme aimed at changing the way we provide health and care services in Southport, Formby and West Lancashire.

It is a partnership programme between Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, and the Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside and NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria.

Mersey and West Lancashire NHS Teaching Hospitals

The trust serves a population of over 600,000 people and delivers a wide range of local health and care services in Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and West Lancashire. The trust also provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries across Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales. A combined workforce of around 9,000 are employed across 21 locations including 5 hospitals.


Map showing the area covered by Mersey and West Lancashire NHS Teaching Hospitals Trust.
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside
Serving 2.7 million residents, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside is one of the largest Integrated Care Boards in England. It covers the nine areas shown on the map.

Map showing the area covered by NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board.



NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria

Serving 1.8 million residents, NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria covers the five areas shown below.


Map showing the area covered by NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board.




Shaping Care Together is an NHS programme aimed at changing the way we provide health and care services in Southport, Formby and West Lancashire.

It is a partnership programme between Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, and the Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside and NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria.

Mersey and West Lancashire NHS Teaching Hospitals

The trust serves a population of over 600,000 people and delivers a wide range of local health and care services in Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and West Lancashire. The trust also provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries across Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales. A combined workforce of around 9,000 are employed across 21 locations including 5 hospitals.


Map showing the area covered by Mersey and West Lancashire NHS Teaching Hospitals Trust.
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside
Serving 2.7 million residents, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside is one of the largest Integrated Care Boards in England. It covers the nine areas shown on the map.

Map showing the area covered by NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board.



NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria

Serving 1.8 million residents, NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria covers the five areas shown below.


Map showing the area covered by NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board.