A WIRRAL health trust's staff were double winners at this year's national positive practice in mental health awards.

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust's CAMHS Primary Mental Health team won the 'improving access and outcomes in education (NHS England)' category and were highly commended for their work in the primary and secondary mental health care collaboration category.

The Trust's young advisors, alongside the East CAMHS Primary Mental Health Team, were announced as winners of the 'innovation in children and Young People's MH (NHS England)' award.

Sheena Cumiskey, CWP's chief executive said: "The work both of these services have been recognised for is a reflection of fantastic work CWP staff are doing on a daily basis.

"Staff work tirelessly and passionately to ensure we provide high quality care to the people who access our services and to be recognised in this way is a great achievement.”

The awards are run by the Positive Practice MH Collaborative, a multi agency partnership of seventy-five organisations, which include NHS Trusts, CCGs, Police Forces, third sector providers, front line charities and service user groups.

The awards aim to identify and disseminate positive practice in mental health services by working together across organisations and sectors, to facilitate shared learning, and to raise the profile of mental health with politicians and policy makers.