News and Events

This year's Alcohol Awareness Week takes place from 15 - 21 November 2021 with the theme of 'Alcohol and relationships.'

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to continue with the closure of the Orchard at Achieve Salford due to issues with drains and waste.

Manchester-based researchers have taken an important step towards making it safer for people in prison who are prescribed medication.

The Green Health Walk at the Prestwich site of GMMH is being featured in NHS England’s new photography exhibition, “Care for the future: delivering the world’s first net zero health service,” at COP26 - the United Nations Conference of the Parties.

The service runs an innovative assessment programme for people with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), which has been found to significantly increase the rate of dementia diagnosis, leading in many cases to earlier support and treatment.

On Saturday 23/10/2021, you may have incorrectly received a reminder for an appointment on Sunday 24th October which you did not have.

Mental health research and innovation saves lives, relieves significant distress, and improves quality of life. It also benefits the whole of society by generating social and economic benefits that contribute to thriving communities built upon resilience, reduced levels of mental ill health, and less stigma and discrimination.

GMMH has significantly improved patient experience and supported mental health system pressures through an innovative programme titled ‘The Perfect Week’.

Trigger warning: this blog post contains information on topics related to suicidal thoughts and behaviours, and suicide deaths.

Family Intervention (FI) is a psychological therapy or ‘talking treatment’ that can play a crucial role in creating positive outcomes for service users diagnosed with schizophrenia and other psychoses. NICE (Ref) recommends FI for service users in regular contact with their families. However, FI is rarely offered in services...

In partnership with former Education Secretary Rt Hon Justine Greening and former Public Health Minister Rt Hon Anne Milton, GMMH will now produce a Levelling Up Impact Report to measure its impact against the Levelling Up Goals.

Sam Jones, who works with the multi-agency Salford Dual Diagnosis Homeless Team, won the Courageous Award!

This event marks the launch of 10 new Age Friendly benches which have been funding by buzz Manchester Health & Wellbeing Service (GMMH NHS Foundation Trust) & Arcon Housing.

Manchester's Our Care Matters Group for service users and carers will next be meeting on Monday 25 October 1:30pm - 3:30pm at etc. venues Manchester.

In celebration of Black History Month, taking place throughout October 2021, we are thrilled to announce that Frances Fenton has recently been appointed as our BAME Staff Network Lead.

A series of embroidered portraits, created by service users from Recovery Pathways during a Black Arts Project, is currently being shown in an exhibition in Manchester for Black History Month.

This year marks the 19^th anniversary of Baby Loss Awareness Week (9-15^th October) – a time dedicated to raising awareness, providing support, and promoting change for pregnancy and infancy loss. During this time, Sands, the neonatal death charity, collaborates with more than 40 other UK charities to lead the week’s events - culminating with a national “Wave of Light” on October 15^th.

World Mental Health Day is happening on Sunday 10 October. This year, the theme is mental health care for all: let’s make it a reality.

Take part in a discovery workshop looking at how we incorporate branding and design into the New Park House Development.

We are pleased to let you know that the issues we have been experiencing regarding receiving external telephone calls have now been resolved, and all systems are back up and running.