News and Events

A new training course has been launched to coincide with Health Information Week (2 – 8 July 2018) to help reduce stigma and promote the services available to people experiencing mental health problems.

A new exhibition capturing the cultural diversity of Manchester and as an emotional response to the Manchester Arena attack has opened in Manchester.

Manchester’s first ever Section 136 Suite opens its doors this week for anyone in the city who has been detained by the police under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act (1983), and are in mental health crisis.

On 21 June, GMMH hosted a launch event for the first cluster-commissioned tender in the North West to provide alcohol and drug community recovery services across Bolton, Salford and Trafford.

It is a historic time for mental health. As we celebrate our NHS 70^th birthday, we are looking at how far we have come over 70 years and the exciting future of mental health service delivery.

Legendary Greater Manchester musicians such as The Stone Roses, New Order and Elbow as well as contemporary artists Bugzy Malone and Pale Waves, and Liam Gallagher’s Beady Eye have lent their lyrics to a Greater Manchester nurse recruitment campaign.

Andrew Arnold, the architect behind many of GMMH’s state-of-the-art buildings was awarded ‘Architect of the Year’ at the recent Design in Mental Health Awards.  Andrew, of Gilliing Dod Architects won the prestigious honour at the event which celebrates excellence in the design of mental health facilities.

Dr JS Bamrah is a senior consultant psychiatrist at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) and an Honorary Reader at the University of Manchester.

The Mindful Museum is a partnership project between Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust (GMMH) and Manchester Art Gallery (MAG).

Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. 

A campaign aiming to get more people in Greater Manchester involved in NHS research that could one day cure dementia has been launched today.

A series of films exploring the changing face of Salford over the decades featuring people living with dementia are being showcased as part of Dementia Action Week 2018.

A year ago today, brought an incident of unprecedented scale to Manchester.  The people who were affected by the attack and are living with the aftermath, remain in our thoughts.

International Nurses Day (12 May) is an opportunity to thank NHS staff for their dedication to delivering outstanding patient care and celebrate the modern and dynamic nursing profession.

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust’s Edenfield Centre and The Curve in Prestwich played host to medical professionals from a Norwegian high secure hospital and a mental health service in the Czech Republic recently (17 & 18 April).

We're celebrating the work that’s happening to improve the experiences of care for our patients, families/carers and staff.

A landmark new initiative aims to make Greater Manchester a centre of excellence for NHS research that could one day cure dementia.

The Trust is delighted to announce that our new Chief Executive is Neil Thwaite.