News and Events

On Tuesday 11 November 2025, service users, visitors, and colleagues from across the Trust gathered outside our headquarters, The Curve, to mark Armistice Day and pay respects to our Armed Forces, both past and present, during a remembrance service. 

Important information for patients during resident doctors strikes .

Congratulations to our Capital, Estates and Facilities (CEF) directorate, who were crowned Estates & Facilities Team of the Year at the annual Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management (IHEEM) awards.    

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust’s (GMMH) Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage (REACH) Community of Practice team has won another award for its anti-racism efforts.

Carers Rights Day is a national day that aims to help unpaid carers understand and use their rights. This year, Carers Rights Day falls on Thursday 20 November 2025, but there are free events happening across the whole week.

From the incredible 603 nominations submitted by GMMH staff, as well as our service users and their carers and families, we’re pleased to showcase each of the 48 teams and individuals who were shortlisted and highlight the excellent care, support and dedication that they have displayed this year. 

On Wednesday 10 September 2025, the  people of the  city of Salford came together in a deeply moving show of solidarity, remembrance, and hope for World Suicide Prevention Day.

This year marks the 22nd year of Baby Loss Awareness Week in the UK (9-15 October 2025) – an opportunity to raise awareness of the impact of pregnancy and baby loss; the importance that bereavement support plays in the ongoing bereavement journey; and of the vital work that is needed to improve pregnancy outcomes and to save babies’ lives. 

The role of poetry and the creative arts as therapy for supporting wellbeing is being highlighted by a senior peer support worker to mark World Mental Health Day.

World Mental Health Day takes place every year on 10 October. It’s a reminder of the importance of good mental health and the need to prioritise and invest in good mental health.

GMMH’s Chapman Barker Unit (CBU) is delighted to learn that its proposed project, A Space to Breathe, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Blue Light Card Foundation’s inaugural Workplace Wellbeing Fund.

A Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) service has been nominated for a national award for its exceptional service to service users.

We are honoured our Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage (REACH) Quality Improvement project has been shortlisted for the Anti- Racist Initiative of the Year Award at the Black History Month Gala Awards 2025.

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust’s (GMMH) Recovery Academy is set to kick off its autumn / winter term on 1 October 2025 in timing with the launch of World Mental Health Day on 10 October. 

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) has proudly celebrated the 25th anniversary of its Psychological Therapies Training Centre.