News and Events

Following a competitive recruitment process, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) is pleased to announce the appointment of David Warhurst as its new Chief Finance Officer.

A striking new piece of artwork has been unveiled in the newly renovated carer’s room at the Rivington Unit, a mental health service, at the Royal Bolton Hospital, celebrating the vital role of carers and volunteers in the community.

In December 2024, the service was awarded with the Enabling Environments award from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Boxing legend Ricky Hatton MBE led a knockout celebration for the official opening of a new state-of-the-art inpatient mental health hospital for Manchester. 

Once you have had the care that you need in hospital, research shows that going home when it is safe to do so will help you get better much faster.

A new video produced by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) showcases the welcome announcement that North Manchester General Hospital (NMGH) has been included in the revitalised New Hospital Programme with an investment of £1.5billion.

Greater Manchester researchers have partnered with service users, carers, families, and community groups to explore an alternative approach to inpatient psychiatric admission – known as the ‘Soteria’ approach – for people experiencing extreme psychological states, often referred to as psychosis or mania.

We have been notified of industrial action from 07:00 on Wednesday 15 January until 06:59 until Friday 17 January 2025, concluding at 07:00 hours by members of Unison and Unite who work in Manchester’s Early Intervention Service.

The Recovery Pathways service, part of Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust (GMMH), is excited to announce the launch of its Arts for Good Health winter programme.

Monday 10 February 2025 is the start of National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) 2025. The week brings together people and organisations passionate about apprenticeships to celebrate the benefits and opportunities that apprenticeships bring. 

We are thrilled to announce that our Domestic & Porter Services have been shortlisted in two categories of the prestigious National MyPorter Awards and MyCleaning Awards!

A Joint Working project between Lilly UK, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH), and 3 other NHS sites, supported by Dementias Platform UK (DPUK), has been shortlisted in the prestigious HSJ Partnership Awards 2025, for helping the NHS to use cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) testing for early Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis. 

North View, our new in-patient mental health hospital, has been shortlisted a second time, having been nominated in the Best Specialist and Dementia Care design category at the new national Healthcare Design Awards.

We have been notified of industrial action from 07:00 on Wednesday 15 January until 06:59 until Friday 17 January 2025, concluding at 07:00 hours by members of Unison and Unite who work in Manchester’s Early Intervention Service.

This week, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) advised that that the Edenfield Centre, which provides medium secure adult forensic mental health services, is now in a position where it can be reopened to admissions following the reopening of the Lowry Unit, which provides low secure services, in December 2024.