Screening to save lives at UHSM
We are chosen to host a screening programme to detect weakness in the heart's main artery and reduce deaths in older men.
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Patients protected as 82% of staff have their flu jabs
UHSM's vaccination levels are the third-best of all hospitals nationally.
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Ana & Nemanja Vidic open new Delivery Suite
Manchester United captain and his wife Ana open Unit after again choosing UHSM to ensure safe delivery of their baby.
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PIP breast implants - your concerns
An announcement from UHSM regarding the recent government directives concerning the French breast implants.
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Prestigious appointment for UHSM professor
Ashley Woodcock has been announced as the President Elect of the British Thoracic Society.
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UHSM best in North for patient trials
We are leading the way for recruiting to clinical research studies outside London.
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Report highlights impact of medical misdiagnosis
Researchers from Manchester and Toronto discover TB mistakes lead to unnecessary deaths.
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UHSM recognised in report as top hospital
Dr Foster report lists us as a top performing hospital in its 2011 Hospital Guide.
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Boost for project to improve cancer testing
UHSM patients among first to take part in a pioneering initiative to help match cancer patients to the right treatment.
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Seminar to get cancer patients back into work
UHSM's Macmillan Centre hosts unique event to support patients through a complex and lengthy process.
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UHSM is announced as a national ECMO centre
We are the only hospital in the north to be chosen to run the specialist Swine Flu (H1N1) service.
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Bridging the Global Divide
Lord David Owen is guest speaker at meeting guaranteed to put Manchester at forefront of global health.
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UHSM launches support group for Asian breast cancer patients
Overwhelming need for a dedicated support group as these patients have unique linguistic and cultural needs.
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Dining Companions Programme
Felicity Goodey to train up after attending a celebration of the success of the scheme.
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UHSM's newest 'Green Hospital' recruit
Alice the Harris Hawk is helping us to protect the local environment and deter pests from the site.
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Bees at UHSM
We have six hives to help local bees and to harvest honey for our One in a Million Appeal.
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Great Manchester Health Experiment
The very first Great Manchester Health Experiment took place on Wednesday September 14.
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Macmillan launches course to help those with cancer
The HOPE course will assist people struggling with anxiety after their cancer treatment.
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UHSM launches new Nutrition Support Team
A new team has been created to provide nutritional help and education to staff.
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£5k donated to UHSM's Inflammatory Bowel Disease Service
South Manchester Crohn’s & Colitis UK group have donated money for the installation of televisions in the Outpatients Department.
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Researchers launch breast cancer study in UK first
Study hopes to show evidence that could lead to Tamoxifen being introduced as a preventative drug at family history clinics.
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National award for UHSM's Macmillan Cancer Centre
Centre is awarded a 'Quality Environment Mark' in recognition of its good practice and high standards.
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UHSM trial new StartHere information service
We are one of only three hospitals to pilot touch screen kiosks for patients and visitors to obtain health and social care information.
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UHSM to light 2012 Jubilee beacon
We are Britain's first hospital to be invited to take part in The Queen's celebrations next year.
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Pupils from Newall Green High School visit UHSM to learn about healthcare
Year nine students attend for a week and meet various departments across the hospital.
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Radio waves used to melt away muscle in NHS first
Dr Rob Niven and his team use new technique to help asthma patients breathe more easily.
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UHSM nurse is 2011 Nurse of the Year!
Helen Allen wins the prestigious award from the Britih Journal of Nursing and TV's Dr Christian Jessen.
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Health Secretary listens and learns at UHSM
Andrew Lansley hears concerns over the proposed NHS reforms from our staff and patients.
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New test for deadly fungal disease
Researchers develop method to better diagnose Aspergillus, and to spot drug resistance more easily.
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UHSM is awarded a London 2012 Inspire Mark
We are recognised by gold medallist Jonathan Edwards for the improving the health and wellbeing of our staff.
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UHSM improves waiting times
We improve our 18 week target while other local Trusts see their figures worsen.
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UHSM sing and dance to prevent infection
Staff and patients star in video reworking the Village People classic 'YMCA'.
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UHSM takes over local community health services
Services in the South Manchester area pass from Manchester Community Health to our organisation.
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Annual Henri Moussalli Award
Award given to winning lecture of 2010 by Dr Vashist Sekar.
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UHSM scientists discover children's asthma link
UK & USA testing shows that early-life daycare attendance guarding against asthma is gene-dependent.
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Rio Ferdinand opens new Postnatal Unit at UHSM
The wife of the England captain is having her third child here, and sings the praises of our Maternity facilities.
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UHSM maintains highest standard in national assessment
NHSLA assessment judges us in the top 5% of NHS trusts, giving our patients confidence in our services.
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UHSM Nurse wins national award
Christine Bowyer wins Lifeblood Ambassador Award for raising awareness of blood clots.
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Prime Minister praises UHSM's green agenda
UHSM's investments in green technology have enabled money to be put back into patient care.
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UHSM's hi-tech lifeline in Swine Flu battle
The region's only ECMO team are saving the lives of seriously ill patients.
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Royle Welcome for UK’s first Siemens Aera MRI Scanner
Caroline Aherne opens UHSM's brand new Magnetic Resonance scanner.
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Transport buggy purchased for UHSM by charity
The League of Friends have kindly bought the vehicle to ferry patients to surgery.
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Cardiac surgeons call for greater transparency
Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery says more information should be made available to patients.
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UHSM wins twice at Guardian Public Service 2010 Awards
'Sustainability' and 'Overall Winner' awards were won thanks to our green initiatives.
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Honorary Life Membership for UHSM Patient and Member
Alan Pulford is rewarded for his hard work for patients who, like him, have Parkinson's disease.
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At-risk groups urged to be flu fighters and get vaccinated
Only half of under-65s who were advised to get the seasonal flu jab took it up last year.
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UHSM researcher wins best practice award
Dr Michelle Harvie is awarded by the Association for the Study of Obesity.
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Army honour UHSM nurse on the front line
Helen Derrick is given an Operational Medal for volunteering in Afghanistan.
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UHSM welcomes its 250th water baby!
Harrison Atherton is born in one of UHSM's new state-of-the-art birthing pools.
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Official ground-breaking for Maternity expansion
Emmerdale star Chris Bisson joins miracle child Patrick Massey-Keyes and staff for ceremony.
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New educational programme on fungal infections
UHSM professors develop programme with pharmaceutical giants Pfizer.
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Major research role for Manchester announced
City chosen by government to develop new and improved methods of treatment.
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UHSM hosts talk about breast cancer prevention
'Health Matters' event takes place on Wednesday October 20th from 12-1.30pm, and is open to all.
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UHSM announces new research unit for patient trials
Clinical trials unit will give our patients access to pioneering treatment methods.
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Expert gives talk about organ and tissue donation
Health Matters talk on low donor levels in the UK is open to the public.
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Local student shows his skills at UHSM
Declan Brady has helped to design Wythenshawe Hospital's new Admissions Lounge.
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Boost for care of burns victims
Pioneering device for bacterial identificaion is tested by UHSM team.
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Success for UHSM at Transplant Games
Our team of donor recipients wins 22 medals in the annual games in Bath.
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Strict diet two days a week 'cuts risk of breast cancer by 40 per cent'
Calorie-controlling regime almost halved cancer-causing hormones in high-risk women.
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Academy director awarded professorship
Ged Byrne is awarded medical education professorship by The University of Manchester.
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New UHSM members recruited at Gatley Festival
Governors and skills tutors take the UHSM Skills Bus on local parade.
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UK's first Siemens wide-bore MR scanner at UHSM
New magnet and coil technology allow better pictures and increased accuracy in diagnosis.
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Patient experience of UHSM is rated 'excellent'
Peat asessment gives us the highest score in all three areas for the fourth consecutive year.
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Life-changing wheelchair and prostheses for Olya
Girl from Belarus born without legs is given life-changing equipment by UHSM and charity Teams4U.
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New appointment at UHSM Academy
New associate director at UK's leading medical education organisation.
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UHSM's Infection Prevention campaign pays dividends
MRSA infections reduced through staff raising awareness throughout the hospital.
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UHSM tackles costly missed appointments
System changing to simplify booking process and reduce cancelled visits.
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UHSM staff promote breast-feeding benefits
Team advertises the positives of breast-feeding to Mums at The Trafford Centre.
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UHSM appoints its first-ever Inflammatory Bowel Disease specialist nurse
Mark will work with profesionals caring for IBD patients to meet national care standards.
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UHSM anaesthetist joins pupils to perform 'heart transplant surgery'
Budding medics simulate operation to learn about the body and transplants.
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Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff opens Cystic Fibrosis Centre at UHSM
Former England test captain opens the state-of-the-art facility after an £8 million expansion.
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UHSM says thank you to some special friends
The 55th anniversary of the League of Friends is celebrated with a special event.
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African harmony opens global health conference
An array of experts flocked to the UHSM Academy to take part in its first global health conference.
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UHSM Opens New Maternity Triage Unit
The creation of the unit is part of a £20m redevelopment of UHSM's Women's & Maternity Centre.
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National Award for Nightingale Breast Care Centre
The Macmillan Quality Environment Mark is awarded for cancer care buildings of an exceptionally high standard.
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UHSM Staff Awards 2010
The annual ceremony at Whitworth Hall was a resounding success.
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UHSM breaks record at UK's largest baby shower
80 pregnant women gather at special event to mark half-way point in Maternity Centre redevelopment.
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Life with new lungs for transplant patient
Young woman who inspired thousands to sign up to the donor register is recovering well.
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New mechanical hearts give gift of life at UHSM
Man and woman are the first in the North West to have pioneering operations.
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First 'Meet the Academy' event for GPs
Academy aims to build closer relationships with primary care.
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Suffering From Irritable Bowels?
The public are invited to hear from the UK’s leading IBS expert.
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Asthma study under way
Study into possibility of preventing children with hay fever developing the illness.
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Olympian joins UHSM at Let's Dance event
Ian Jones and over a hundred staff, patients and schoolchildren danced together to get fit.
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UHSM’s new Women’s Health Unit opens
BBC presenter joins breast and gynaecology staff for event
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UHSM reduces infection with high-profile campaign
Campaign drives home message that Infection Prevention is everyone’s responsibility.
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Study offers alternative breast cancer therapy
Researchers believe a drug can significantly reduce its spread in women with a particular type of the disease.
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UHSM appoints UK’s first Burns Nurse Consultant
Jacky Edwards will advance nursing practice and improve standards of burns care.
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UHSM appoints Parkinson's Disease Specialist
UHSM has just appointed its first ever specialist to support the hundreds of patients in South Manchester with Parkinson’s Disease.
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Feeling blue? You may have a case of the greys
Depressed people found to be drawn to the colour grey in a new study from a UHSM professor.
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UHSM welcomes Trafford Mums-to-be
UHSM becomes one of eight ‘super centres’ for maternity and paediatrics across Greater Manchester.
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UHSM adviser appointed National Dementia Czar
Renowned researcher and academic appointed on strength of his vast experience and the reputation of his work.
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UHSM Academy launches
Organisation is the first in the UK to unite all aspects of health education under one umbrella.
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Scientists crack peanut code
UHSM experts develop significant new allergy test for children.
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UHSM pioneer wins CBE
40 years of care for people with cystic fibrosis earns Mary Dodd New Year's Honour from the Queen.
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MAHSC opens for business
The Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre is officially launched with a view to becoming a leading global research hub
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Open Day
UHSM opened its doors for a special day to showcase hospital services to visitors.
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Dramatic fall in heart op deaths
A national report written by an outstanding UHSM surgeon shows outcomes for adult patients have improved over the past five years.
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Great hospital handwash makes history
A thousand people take part in mass demonstration of good hand hygiene techniques
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Cancer patients benefit from robotic surgery
Hi-tech advancements by UHSM surgeon Vijay Ramani are a massive success
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New study benefits pacemaker patients
New research could help heart faliure patients get the best out of their pacemakers
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World's first for UHSM
UHSM opens the first centre in the world to help people suffering from a little known but devastating fungal disease.
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