Trish Bennett - Partner Member (Trust)

Trish Bennett

Trish became Chief Executive Officer of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust on 1 November 2024. Trish previously held the Chief Nurse, Chief Operations Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Clinical Services roles at Mersey Care since her appointment in April 2018. She was previously the Director of Integration.

Trish has worked in the NHS for over 40 years in various nursing leadership positions in Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester, in both provider and commissioning roles. She joined Mersey Care from NHS England, where she was the Director of Nursing for the Lancashire & Greater Manchester Sub Region. Trish was responsible for professional nurse leadership and quality and assurance and clinical leadership input into transformation service change programmes.

Whilst Chief Nurse, Trish was Mersey Care’s operational lead through the COVID 19 pandemic and into the recovery phase. She has a passion for ensuring that care is delivered to the highest quality and that the patients and their family are at the centre of care.

In June 2023 Trish was presented with a Chief Nursing Officer Gold Award and was awarded an honorary fellowship by Liverpool John Moores University in November 2023.