News and Events

On the evening of Wednesday 29 March, we celebrated and rewarded our staff, volunteers, and bank workers from across GMMH for their hard work and dedication over the past year at the Lowry in Salford Quays.

Maria Nelligan, Chief Nurse and Quality Officer at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT), has been seconded to interim Executive Director of Clinical Transformation at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH).  

Compassion focused therapy (CFT) is a relatively new trans diagnostic therapy. It is aimed at people who experience high levels of shame and self-criticism – attributes which are thought to underlie a wide range of mental health conditions. 

GMMH are proud to be delivering gameChange Virtual Reality therapy through five mental health teams across the Trust.

Staff and partners of Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) took part in a local litter pick around the site of the Trust’s new purpose-built mental health development.

Ambulance workers from the GMB and Unite Unions affecting North West Ambulance Service will be taking industrial action on Monday 6 February, with further strikes planned by staff from Unison union on Friday 10 February.

North View is the Trust’s new £105 million building replacing Park House on the North Manchester General Hospital site. Integrated Health Projects (IHP), The Trust’s Principal Supply Chain Partner for the build, is holding Open Days on the 14 and 15 of March 2023 at the North View development site.

A talking therapy for adults at risk of self-harm is to be trialled by researchers funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).

Today is the 5^th annual Mental Health Nurses Day, and we are shining a light on the vital role that mental health nurses play in research.

The Trust is currently holding elections for members of the Trust to become Governors on our Council of Governors. We are hosting a series of online drop-in sessions on MS Teams for members of the Trust who are interested in standing for election.

Monday 6 February is the start of National Apprenticeships Week. The week brings together people and organisations passionate about apprenticeships to celebrate the benefits and opportunities that apprenticeships bring.

Find out more about the latest research, from investigating the effectiveness of digital therapeutic technologies to enabling early intervention and treatment for those at highest risk of developing mental health disorders.  

A study led by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) and the University of Manchester (UoM), and funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has found that a psychological therapy called Metacognitive Therapy (MCT) can reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress in heart disease patients when delivered in a self-help format.