The NHS North West Games is an annual series of events to encourage NHS employees to come together to take part in a series of fun and friendly inter-Trust sport competitions.

Initiated by the Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, the event first ran in 2011 and has had entry from over 20 NHS Trusts and thousands of NHS employees from across the North West of England over nine years. All events and activities are inclusive, allowing people of any age, ability or level of fitness to be able to take part.

The NHS North West Games is coordinated by a steering group of NHS Trusts and organisations, supported by MSP and Active Cheshire capacity in the planning, delivery and evaluation of events. Participating NHS Trusts and organisations each pay a small fee that is accumulated together to cover the cost of running the events, which means that participation for NHS staff is free (providing that their Trust has signed up).

Click on the respective event for further information and to book your place.

• Mersey to Paris Step Challenge – entries now closed
• Tennis: 10.00am to 2.00pm Sunday 9th June at Vagabonds Tennis Club in Liverpool
• 5k walk/run and 1k Family Fun Run: provisionally 10.00am to 11.30am Sunday 23rd June in Liverpool
• Badminton: 10.00am to 2.00pm Sunday 7th July at Lord Derby Academy in Huyton
• Netball: tbc (update 11/04/24: This would normally take place on the Family Fun Day on the 7th July, however there is a conflicting netball event on this date – we are working with the organisers to arrange a new date and hope to announce this as soon as possible).
• Rounders: 1.00pm to 3.00pm Sunday 7th July at Lord Derby Academy in Huyton
• Table tennis: 2.00pm to 3.00pm Sunday 7th July at Lord Derby Academy in Huyton
• Women’s football: 10.00am to 12.30pm Sunday 7th July at Lord Derby Academy in Huyton
• Step challenge: September (further details tbc)
• Golf: 1.00pm to 5.00pm Sunday 8th September at Walton Hall Golf Club in Warrington
• Men’s football: 2.00pm to 5.00pm Sunday 27th October at Halton Stadium in Widnes

 

2024 Participating Trusts

Staff from the following NHS Trusts are eligible to take part free of charge:

• Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
• Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
• Cheshire and Merseyside ICB (including GP Practice staff)
• Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
• Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
• Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
• Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
• Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
• North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
• Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
• Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

If you can’t see your Trust listed on this page then please speak to your Trust’s Health and Wellbeing team.

 

You can follow and share updates from the NHS Games via social media:

• Twitter: @NHSNWGames
• Sign up to email updates: Click here

Any NHS Trust, ICB or NHS organisation with employees in the north-west of England are welcome to join the NHS North West Games family.

If you would be interested in finding out more about how your NHS organisation can get involved, or if you’d like to attend one of the Steering Group meetings to find out more, then please contact Danny Woodworth (MSP) via d.woodworth@merseysidesport.com or call 077300 28773.