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Join our Governor Elections Q&A drop-in sessions
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.
Read Join our Governor Elections Q&A drop-in sessions…National Apprenticeship Week 2023 - #SkillsForLife
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.
Read National Apprenticeship Week 2023 - #SkillsForLife…Children’s Mental Health Week 2023: how research can help improve services for young people
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.
Read Children’s Mental Health Week 2023: how research can help improve services for young people…New home-based self-help psychological therapy reduces anxiety and depression in people with heart disease
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.
Read New home-based self-help psychological therapy reduces anxiety and depression in people with heart disease…“I’m a completely different person now”: the mental health service transforming lives through art, people and places
The Recovery Pathways service, part of Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH), supported over 16,000 people struggling with their mental health in 2022.
Read “I’m a completely different person now”: the mental health service transforming lives through art, people and places…Local testing events have successfully helped GM residents at risk of Hep C infection
160 people were tested for Hep C over two months, with 11 people testing positive. All 11 have now either started or are waiting to start treatment.
Read Local testing events have successfully helped GM residents at risk of Hep C infection…Congratulations to Sophie Parker on being named MAHSC Honorary Clinical Chair
Sophie Parker, Director of Youth Mental Health Research Unit and Consultant Clinical Psychologist at GMMH, recognised for her contribution to clinical psychology and research in the area of adolescent mental health.
Read Congratulations to Sophie Parker on being named MAHSC Honorary Clinical Chair…The journey from shame to awareness for parents of children with attachment related difficulties
New research explores the experiences of parents when learning that their child has attachment related difficulties.
Read The journey from shame to awareness for parents of children with attachment related difficulties…Become a stem cell donor with DKMS - Match4Meriem Campaign
A member of staff from GMMH, Omar Al-Qaisia, is currently campaigning in support of charity DKMS to raise awareness around stem cell donation and help his wife Meriem find a life-saving match.
Read Become a stem cell donor with DKMS - Match4Meriem Campaign…New Vice-Chair of the NHS APA: Kate Hall
We're delighted to announce that Kate Hall has recently been appointed as the new Vice Chair of the NHS APA.
Read New Vice-Chair of the NHS APA: Kate Hall…Housing First Dual Diagnosis Team Blog: Blue Monday - Is it a real thing?
The GMMH Housing First Dual Diagnosis team blog this January does some myth-busting around ‘Blue Monday’ and encourages everyone to talk about Samaritan’s ‘Brew Monday’ instead. Connect with your family, friends, colleagues and loved ones over a brew, because mental health matters every day.
Read Housing First Dual Diagnosis Team Blog: Blue Monday - Is it a real thing?…Should we prescribe individual exercise plans for people with stress and anxiety?
New findings support the view that exercise helps reduce anxiety symptoms, with no evidence for individual differences in the benefits.
Read Should we prescribe individual exercise plans for people with stress and anxiety?…Improving our environments in Wigan
Find out more information about the latest refurbishment taking place at the building delivering our Wigan CAMHS services.
Read Improving our environments in Wigan…New research: Improving access to trauma-focused therapy for people with psychosis
Sadly, traumatic events are common in society, but some groups, including people with psychosis, are more likely to experience them. The result is that people with psychosis are five times more likely to have diagnosed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) than the general population.
Read New research: Improving access to trauma-focused therapy for people with psychosis…Virtual mental health art exhibition is launched
The Enchantment of the Everyday exhibition explores the theme of finding beauty, magic, and something new in our everyday lives.
Read Virtual mental health art exhibition is launched…The Right to Smile: the latest research on psychosis and oral health
It is well known that people with severe mental ill health often have their lives restricted and shortened by conditions like diabetes and heart disease. Less attention has been paid to inequalities in oral health.
Read The Right to Smile: the latest research on psychosis and oral health…Closing the Sleep Gap in Mental Health: a one-day event for clinicians to improve knowledge of treating sleep problems in people with mental health difficulties
9.30am – 5.00pm, Friday 13 January, University of Manchester Oxford Road Campus
Read Closing the Sleep Gap in Mental Health: a one-day event for clinicians to improve knowledge of treating sleep problems in people with mental health difficulties…