WIRRAL Community NHS Foundation Trust's chief executive Karen Howell writes for the Globe...

WITH more than 1.1 million patient/client contacts every year, Wirral Community NHS Foundation Trust provides over 40 health services from around 50 community locations and in many cases in people's homes.

We care for people in Wirral, Cheshire and across our local communities helping them to stay well, independent and out of hospital.

Our staff put your health and wellbeing at the heart of everything they do, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

For a fourth year, we're inviting members of the public to make their nominations for a "People's Heart Award."

If you'd like to thank and recognise a member of our staff or team for their exceptional care and for putting your health and wellbeing at the heart, complete a nomination form and let us know.

Maybe you were one of the 340,000 community nursing ap- pointments, or one of the 18,500 people looked after by our heart support services?

Were you one of the 64,200 consultations through the physiotherapy service or one of the 47,000 people who received services from our GP out-of-hours service?

Have you received care from our podiatry service, speech and language therapy, wheelchair service, dental services, our health visiting services or adult social care service? ... the list of services goes on. 

Whether we've cared for you or someone close to you and you'd like to say a special thanks, then fill out a People's Heart Award nomination form and tell us your story.

Make your nomination online at www.wirralct.nhs.uk or pick up a form from one of our clinics.

The People's Heart Award is part of our annual Heart Awards held in March 2018.

Winners will be announced on the night.

How to enter:

  • Visit www.wirralct.nhs.uk and complete the online form 
  • Pick up a nomination form in one of our clinics and return via our patient experience feedback boxes on the clinic reception n Email wcnt.communications@nhs.net
  • Or write to: Communications, Wirral Community NHS Foundation Trust, St Catherine's Health Centre, Derby Road, Wirral CH42 0LQ