Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

09/03/2026

Our Recovery Pathways service is excited to announce the launch of its Arts for Good Health Spring 2026 programme! 🌼

Running from April to June 2026, there are eight courses on offer, including ‘Introduction to Creative writing’, ‘Woodwork Make and Take’ and ‘Flourish and Bloom’.

For more information about the programme, visit the latest news section on our website.

08/03/2026

06/03/2026

After an incredible 48 years of caring for others, the Clover Ward team recently came together to honour and celebrate the retirement of Juliet Monks, who has worked as a nurse across multiple Trust sites.

Juliet has not only provided compassionate, patient-centred care throughout her career, but has also helped to shape the future of nursing through her work as a lecturer at Salford University. Many of the students she taught went on to join GMMH and continue to contribute to the NHS today.

Juliet’s commitment has been especially valued within our female services, where her kindness, professionalism and steady presence have supported both patients and colleagues. The Clover Ward team said:

“We have cherished the privilege of working alongside Juliet in her final years of practice, and her influence will be felt for many years to come. We extend our heartfelt thanks to Juliet for her extraordinary service, her mentorship, and her unwavering compassion.”

Thank you for all your hard work over the years, Juliet - we wish you a long, joyful, and well-deserved retirement! 💙

04/03/2026

Calling all carers living in Manchester or caring for someone in the Manchester City Council area! 📣

Carers Manchester are inviting members of the public to nominate unpaid carers for a Carers Celebration Evening this summer.

Nominations close on Friday 27 March 2026. Whether you nominate someone you know or put yourself forward, it only takes a few minutes.

Visit the link in the comments to nominate. 👇

04/03/2026

Introducing the new icon for neighbourhood mental health services across Greater Manchester.

This is the new name for ‘living well’ mental health services in Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, and Wigan.

We’ve worked with NHS Greater Manchester, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, Gaddum and other partners to get your feedback on the new name and the service brand.

These changes have been made in response to feedback to improve consistency and clarity.

Thanks to everyone who voted - this icon was chosen as the favourite by over half of voters (and second choice for 27%).

We also had lots of feedback about the figure colour so changed this from blue to orange.

The brand and icon and will be adopted across all ten services (with the relevant borough name) from this month.

And as always, we continue to welcome feedback and how we can improve these services.

02/03/2026

We are thrilled to share that our Domestic and Porter Services teams - along with Sintijia Logina, Domestic Supervisor - have been shortlisted in three categories at the prestigious MyPorter Awards and MyCleaning Awards 2026! 🎉

Our shortlistings:

⭐️ Sintijia Logina - Leadership of the Year Award
⭐️ Riverside Domestic Team - Healthcare Cleaning Team of the Year Award
⭐️ Domestic, Portering, Receipt and Distribution Management Team - Portering Team of the Year Award

Marc Reed, Associate Director of Capital, Estates and Facilities, said: “It's fantastic that the Trusts portering and domestic teams have been recognised and shortlisted at the 2026 National Porter and Cleaning Awards across three separate categories. We have a tremendous group of hard-working staff, and these nominations provide recognition of their dedication to achieving and maintaining the highest of standards.”

Please join us in congratulating our colleagues and wishing them the best of luck! 🤞

Read the full story via the link in the comments. 👇

26/02/2026

Eat Well MCR use No. 93 community garden grown leeks 🌱

The first harvest of leeks sown and grown at No. 93's community garden by our Recovery Pathways Green Wellbeing group has made its way to Café 93 – and straight into their delicious vegetarian sausage rolls!

For more information about our Recovery Pathways service and Café 93, visit the links in the comments. 👇

25/02/2026

Our Chair, Professor Tony Warne, recently visited Braeburn House, a rehabilitation unit in Salford, commissioned by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) and delivered by Elysium Healthcare.

During the visit Tony met with Vanessa Heyworth (GMMH Quality Matron), Rodwell Mabena, Jenny McVinnie and Zsara Thomas from Elysium, as well as several members of the nursing team, to learn more about the service and see how it is developing.

After the visit, Tony, said: “What struck me most was the commitment shared by both GMMH and Elysium colleagues to delivering compassionate, high-quality rehabilitation. As we look to the future, I’m excited about the opportunities we have to work even more closely together. Strengthening this partnership will help ensure that the people who rely on Braeburn House continue to receive the very best support on their recovery journey.”

Visit the link in the comments to read more. 👇

25/02/2026

21/02/2026

It’s Mental Health Nurses’ Day!

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank all our incredible mental health nursing colleagues for everything they do to support those in need of care, support and kindness – not just today, but every day of the year. 💙

We’re also pleased to share that nominations are now open for The GMMH Nursing Awards 2026! 🎉

Service users, carers, volunteers and staff are all welcome to submit a nomination. Visit the link in the comments to find out more about the awards and how to nominate. 👇

20/02/2026

Last week, our Apprenticeship Team were out and about across our services as part of National Apprenticeship Week 2026!

They spent time meeting colleagues, raising awareness of the apprenticeship opportunities available, and answering questions about how apprenticeships can support career development at every level.

A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to stop, chat and get involved.

18/02/2026