What Our Staff Say

Chris Oldland is a Deputy Waste and Logistics Manager with GMMH’s Capital, Estates and Facilities (CEF) Department. Chris joined GMMH as a Driver back in 2008 and progressed in his career by furthering his education with qualifications and experience in different estates and facilities roles.  

Alan Hudson is a Fire Safety Advisor with GMMH’s Capital, Estates and Facilities Department. He’s worked for GMMH since 2018.

Nadine Nolan is a Business and Compliance Manager with GMMH’s Capital, Estates and Facilities Department. She’s worked for GMMH since September 2022 and started her career in NHS Corporate Services after a school work experience placement in 1990. 

Maryanne Greenough is a Medical Secretary for GMMH’s Wigan Division. She’s part of the admin team at Atherleigh Park, a five-ward mental health hospital in Leigh.

As an NHS medical secretary, Maryanne makes sure the consultant she works for can dedicate his time to patient care whilst she takes on administrative and secretarial tasks.

Dr Parveen Kumar Sharma is a Consultant Psychiatrist for GMMH’s Wigan Division and Reginal Advisor for the Royal College of Psychiatrist’s North West Division. 

He’s part of GMMH’s Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Teams in Wigan and Leigh taking on the daily challenge of keeping patients out of hospital by providing the right support, at the right time and in the right place.  

Sonia Andre is currently an Occupational Therapist Assistant at Park House in North Manchester – however, Sonia’s journey at GMMH started four years ago when she worked as a Ward Clerk for one of the biggest inpatient wards at Laureate House in South Manchester. 

Daberechi Chikezie (Dabs) is a Nursing Assistant on Loweswater Ward, on our Prestwich site. We spoke to Dabs to get her thoughts on her current role and where she was looking to grow with GMMH.

Stuart Burnop, 45, is a Registered Nurse Associate working as part of the healthcare team at HMP Garth where he’s been for over six years. Here he provides prisoners with the full range of services that you would expect to find within community services, including administrating medication and running nurse clinics for immunisation/vaccination, wound dressing, weight management and health checks. 

Christie Sherratt is a Perinatal Peer Support Worker with the Trust’s Perinatal Community Mental Health Team. The service provides mental health support for new or expecting mothers and their family. Christie uses her lived experience to help others on their recovery journey.