News and Events

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) has shone at the recent Design in Mental Health Awards, winning two top awards for the exceptional refurbishment of the Central Park Building.

Congratulations to three of our apprentices at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, who have been awarded Apprentice of the Year at the Trafford and Stockport College Group annual awards last month.

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) dementia researchers joined colleagues from the University of Manchester, the University of Liverpool and the Alzheimer’s Society on 22 May 2025 to engage with members of Manchester’s South Asian communities about dementia and dementia research.

The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced that resident doctors (previously known as junior doctors) will take part in strike action from 7am on Friday 25 July to 7am on Wednesday 30 July 2025.   

Research & Innovation at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) continues its webinar series this month with a spotlight on culturally informed mental healthcare with our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Research Unit (EDI-RU).

Mental health service users in Greater Manchester are at the heart of a ground-breaking programme to help develop the mental health practitioners of the future.

Sow the City has partnered with NHS Greater Manchester to publish a transformative Green Spaces and Biodiversity Toolkit. Designed as a practical “how to” guide, it empowers individuals to initiate or develop nature-based projects across healthcare settings, supporting both environmental enhancement and human wellbeing. 

Our impressive inpatient mental health hospital North View has once again triumphed at an awards ceremony.

This week (14-20 July) is Birth Trauma Awareness Week 2025, and this year’s theme is ‘Inequalities in Maternity Care’.

GMMH has been awarded the prestigious Johnathan MacLennan Award at the international Mental Health Improvement Network Annual Conference 2025, in Utrecht, Netherlands.

We’re proud to announce that Professor J. S. Bamrah, Consultant Psychiatrist for GMMH, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s British Indian Psychiatric Association (BIPA) Conference in Birmingham (5–6 July 2025).

This year we are introducing a new category: the People’s Choice Award. This award is unique because it allows you, service users, carers, and families, to nominate individuals or teams who have made a significant positive impact on your experiences.

On Saturday, 05 July 2025, staff, patients and families from Trafford NHS Talking Therapies and Sale Central Primary Care Network (a network of five local GP surgeries) came together to celebrate the NHS's 77th birthday by taking on the Stretford parkrun at Longford Park.