Media Centre

If you are a journalist with a media enquiry, please contact the Trust's Communications Team:

Telephone: 0161 358 1644
Email: communications@gmmh.nhs.uk
The office is open between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays).

Out of hours contact: 0161 773 9121 operates at evenings and weekends. This is for urgent media queries only.

Find our latest press releases below.

Press Releases

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New £105.9m mental health unit is the first in the country to be all-electric

North View, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH)’s new state-of-the-art mental health unit currently under construction in North Manchester, will be the first all-electri...

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Wigan resident using his own journey to help others is shortlisted for a national mental health award

A Peer Mentor Coordinator from Wigan, who is using his own journey to help others through theirs, has been shortlisted in the prestigious Mental Health Awards....

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GMMH becomes first NHS trust in the UK to introduce app-based staff recognition scheme

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) is the first NHS Trust in the UK to introduce the Values in People (VIP) Recognition app-based scheme. Launched in July 2023, the scheme...

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GMMH Recovery Academy celebrates World Mental Health Day 2023 with the launch of their brand-new Autumn/Winter term

The Recovery Academy, run by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) is celebrating World Mental Health Day 2023 with the launch of their brand-new prospectus for the Autumn/Winte...

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Dr Zainib Khan of BBC One’s Race Across the World shares important message ahead of World Mental Health Day 2023

Dr Zainib Khan is a Trainee Psychiatrist at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH). She took part in series three of BBC 1’s Race Across the World alongside her husband, wh...

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“Community Skills Centre” opens to support employment into the construction industry for North Manchester

Integrated Health Projects (IHP), the joint venture between VINCI Building and Sir Robert McAlpine, have teamed up with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH), Manchester City Co...

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“He wouldn’t be here today without your help” - NHS service helps over 250 people in Manchester struggling with mental health and substance use

Pictured left to right: Ben Metcalfe, Dual Diagnosis Lead for Manchester Inpatients and Community, and Sarah Woodruff, Lead Trainer and Practitioner, Manchester Dual Diagnosis Liaison Service, GM...

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Wellbeing hubs were crucial sources of psychological support for health and social care staff during the pandemic, research finds

A study, sponsored by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH), and funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), has found that mental health wellbeing hub...

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Work underway on £105 million mental health unit in Manchester

Work on a new state-of-the-art £105m adult mental health inpatient unit, to improve mental health care and facilities for patients, is now underway in Manchester. North View is the 150-bedroo...

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GMMH's brainHealth Manchester shortlisted for the 2023 HSJ Awards

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) is delighted to announce that brainHealth Manchester has been shortlisted for Modernising Diagnostics at the HSJ Awards, recognising an out...

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