News and Events

In recognition of her work with international recruitment, Kahani Awasare was invited to Buckingham Palace on Tuesday 14 November 2023, to attend a reception hosted by The King, which recognised the diversity of nurses and midwives in the UK and paid a particular tribute to the contribution of the internationally educated workforce.

GMMH is joining in this year’s celebrations by shining a spotlight on Nursing Support Workers in our teams.

Staff and partners of Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) teamed up to clean the surrounding area of North View - the Trust’s new, purpose-built mental health unit on the North Manchester General Hospital site.

Colleagues from the Research & Innovation department at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH), Greater Manchester Clinical Research Network (CRN:GM) and Wigan Council’s Healthy Schools team visited All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, to present an award for the school’s outstanding work in supporting research.  

A Greater Manchester-based dementia research team has won the first ‘Modernising Diagnostics’ award at the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards 2023. 

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) is delighted to once again be recognised by the Carers Trust ‘Triangle of Care’ programme for our continued efforts and commitment to improving the way we work with carers.

GMMH's Research & Innovation department and the ADePT Research Unit are delighted to announce the launch of the MCT-PATHWAY Mechanism study, further deepening our knowledge of how to combat anxiety and depression for people with cardiovascular disease (CVD).

A Peer Mentor Coordinator from Wigan, who is using his own journey to help others through theirs, has been awarded Runner Up in the prestigious Mental Health Awards. 

“Remembering my youth has been such a cathartic experience. It’s been so interesting to connect with my younger self again…especially knowing what I know now and having the opportunity to tell my story and have it heard” (Course participant)

The flu and COVID-19 booster vaccinations take up to 2 weeks to provide maximum protection, so getting vaccinated soon will help reduce the risk of severe illness in time for the upcoming holidays this winter season.

A Peer Mentor Coordinator from Wigan, who is using his own journey to help others through theirs, has been shortlisted in the prestigious Mental Health Awards.

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) has been honoured in two categories at the 10^th annual National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Greater Manchester Health and Care Research Awards 2023.  

GMMH’s Georgia Addison, Research Mental Health Nurse, has been accepted into the Early Careers in Research Development Pathway.  

The Recovery Academy, run by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) is celebrating World Mental Health Day 2023 with the launch of their brand-new prospectus for the Autumn/Winter term.

Dr Zainib Khan is a Trainee Psychiatrist at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH). She took part in series three of BBC 1’s Race Across the World alongside her husband, which aired this year.