News and Events

Birth Trauma Awareness Week runs from 15-21 July 2024, this year is on the theme of informed consent.

The Wigan resident who is using her own experiences to fight stigma and help others struggling with an often-misunderstood mental health condition.

Another essential role to GMMH’s executive team has been appointed to permanently – Salli Midgley will join the team as Chief Nurse in the coming months.

We're excited about National Co-production Week hosted by Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) from 1 - 5 July 2024.

A vital role in GMMH’s Executive Team has been appointed to permanently with Carol Harris set to join as Chief Operating Officer (COO) – strengthening the leadership at this important time.

Carers Week (10-16 June) is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK.

The Moorside Unit in Trafford has had a long-standing and dedicated volunteer team for many years with a diverse group of volunteers. 

Our Community Addiction services, known as ‘Achieve’, focus on delivering innovative substance use treatment and recovery services in the community across Bury, Bolton, Salford, and Trafford.

At GMMH, we really value the skills that people with lived experience can bring with them. As such, we want to celebrate those supporting us as Volunteer Peer Mentors in services, utilising their own experiences of mental health and substance use difficulties to support those who may be struggling.

National Volunteering Week is an opportunity for us to say thank you to all of our GMMH volunteers for their hard work and support. Their dedication, compassion and support across the Trust has had an overwhelmingly positive impact on those who use our services, their families/carers and our staff.

Based at the Victoria Park Centre, Longsight, Manchester, this multi-disciplinary service provides assessment and time limited treatment for those in Later Life with complex mental health needs requiring intensive assessment or input and therapies. 

The Greater Manchester Mental Health Tactical Advice Service (MHTAS) consists of a small team of Senior Mental Health Practitioners based within the Greater Manchester Police (GMP) Control Room to provide real-time clinical advice to police officers via telephone for them to make more informed decisions when dealing with members of the public in potential crisis.

As part of GMMH's Green Plan, our Transport Department have undertaken a project to start transitioning our existing petrol and diesel vehicles to electric models, to help align with the NHS Target of achieving Net Zero by 2040, whilst also aligning with targets set in GMMH's Green Plan. 

Madelaine Ackers, Deputy Chief Pharmacy Technician at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH), has won Trafford and Stockport College Group’s Higher Education ‘Apprentice of the Year’ award for the Level 5 Management course.