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GM WorkWell Partnership Year 1 Success!
In its first year, the GM WorkWell Partnership Programme is proud to have supported over 1000 local residents who have been struggling to stay in work due to health-related challenges to start, stay and succeed in work. Greater Manchester’s £7 million WorkWell pilot is a life-changing opportunity for residents facing health barriers to employment. Funded by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC), Greater Manchester is one of 15 areas selected to pilot the WorkWell service, running until 31st March 2026.#
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Events...
Monday 2nd June 2025
Join the Health Inequalities Spotlights Webinar
You're invited to the next Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance Health Inequality Spotlight Webinar. This session will showcase two exciting personalised care projects: the CIC Project - featuring a moving patient video on metastatic cancer - and our brand-new Patient Animations series, designed to empower and support patients throughout their cancer journey. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, be inspired, and explore innovative approaches to tackling health inequalities.
Register here
Time - 12:00-12:30pm
Monday 2nd - Friday 6th June 2025
Northern Greener NHS Week Online, 2nd – 6th June, Booking Open Now
Join us for the Northern NHS England Greener Week — an online celebration of the innovative and impactful work happening across the North of England to support a Greener NHS and achieve our collective ambition of reaching Net Zero by 2040.
Northern Greener Week is a collaborative event led by NHS England North West and North East & Yorkshire, in partnership with regional Nursing and Midwifery Team.
Taking place online from Monday 2nd to Friday 6th June, the week will spotlight the projects, partnerships and people leading the way in embedding sustainability and climate resilience across healthcare.
All events will be held online and are open to all NHS staff. Each session will be bite-sized (45 minutes) and recorded, so you can attend live or catch up at a time that suits you.
Northern Greener Week - Booking Page
Tuesday 3rd June 2025
NHS Anchors Workshop
We are hosting an NHS Anchors Workshop to share updates, discuss priorities, and strengthen our collective work across Greater Manchester. The session will cover:
- Updates on key Anchor-related workstreams within GM
- New national social value policies
- Discussion of Anchor priorities for 2025/26 and beyond
- Relevant case study sharing
- Examination of local policy drivers to ensure Anchors work remains a key focus
If you would like to attend, please contact Neil Hind at neil.hind@nhs.net for an invite.
Location - Cross Street Chapel, Cross Street, Manchester, M2 1NL
Time - 1:00-4:00 PM
Tuesday 3rd - Thursday 5th June 2025
Towards Relational Public Services Conference 2025
This conference brings together service users, professionals, and academics to explore how public services can better address complex social challenges through relational, human-centred approaches. As traditional models of top-down policymaking and performance-driven management prove insufficient, the event will examine how meaningful engagement, systems thinking, and learning can foster genuine social change and improved societal outcomes. A social evening will be held on Wednesday 4th June at HOME, and a concessionary rate of £135 is available for PhD students and voluntary sector participants - contact Rob Wilson (rob.wilson@mmu.ac.uk) for a discount code.
Book your ticket here.
Tuesday 17th June 2025
8th NHS Virtual Wards Summit: Embracing Hospitals at Home
The 8th NHS Virtual Wards Summit will be held on 17th June 2025 at etc.venues Manchester. This conference highlights the growing impact of remote monitoring, UEC collaboration, and system-wide virtual care pathways.
As hospitals face capacity pressures, virtual care has become a permanent and necessary component of NHS delivery. This summit offers the tools and insight to embed virtual wards effectively across care settings.
Confirmed and invited speakers include:
Dr Gurnak Singh Dosanjh – GP, LLR ICB (Confirmed)
Clarisse Ann Lagman – POCT Manager, Oxford Health NHS FT (Confirmed)
James Benson – CEO, Central London Community Healthcare Trust (Provisionally Confirmed)
Dr Debashish Das – CEO, Ortus-iHealth (Confirmed)
Carl Money – Leeds & York Partnership NHS FT (Confirmed)
As an NHS professional, your place is free. Register now to confirm your attendance.
Wednesday 18th June 2025
An Introduction to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Free and highly evaluated online training delivered by UK leading expert and specialist trainer Joanna Buckard. This training is for anyone working directly with children and families in Greater Manchester who want to understand more about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. This includes all staff working in early years settings, primary care and adoption/ fostering services. The half-day session offers an introduction to FASD. It aims to adhere to the preferred UK FASD language guide and best practice in FASD training and is CPD accredited. It covers terminology pre and post the SIGN 156 Clinical Guideline and NICE FASD Quality standard. The course will contain discussions regarding alcohol in pregnancy, current prevalence, with discussion regarding high-risk groups and how FASD can present across the lifespan. It will also look at how to get a diagnosis, associated issues, what can happen without support and mental capacity. Participants will be given information on where to learn more. This session will take place via Zoom. A joining link will be sent to you a day in advance of the session
Register here
Time: 09:30-12:30
Monday 23rd June 2025
Maternal Alcohol Resources & Information Research Showcase
The showcase will include:
• Presentations from the research team and software developer
• Q&A panels with coproduction members
• Interactive demonstrations and wellbeing activities
• Discussions on how MARI will enable positive health and wellbeing for women and a better start for children.
Refreshments on arrival from 9.30am with lunch from 1pm
Register - here
Time: 10am - 2pm
Thursday 26th June 2025
Healthier Futures Innovation Lab
On Thursday 26th July, 12 noon-17:30pm, the Healthier futures research platform will be hosting an Innovation Lab to explore partners' research challenges in relation to helath inequalities - the unfair, avoidable difference in health between different groups in society - and the determinants of these inequalities.
The event will bring together 3-5 organisations who are seeking to overcome a specific challenge or to develop innovative products and service. the University of Manchester will curate individual groups of academic experts from a range of complementary disciplines to respond to each challenge within a workshop.
Find out more by reading the embedded information sheet here.
If you are interested, complete the Expression of Interest form.
Wednesday 2nd July 2025
NHS Radiology & Imaging Conference – Driving Innovation Across London
Join us for the 12th NHS Radiology & Imaging Conference on 2nd July 2025 at 15 Hatfields Conference Centre, London. The event will bring together regional imaging leaders to explore the intersection of AI, integrated diagnostics, and digital infrastructure across London.
This conference comes at a critical time as the NHS pushes to reduce wait times and increase imaging access via AI and community diagnostic centres. With London leading the digital health agenda, this event will offer practical strategies and policy insights for transformation.
Confirmed and provisionally confirmed speakers include:
Charlotte Beardmore – Executive Director, Society of Radiographers (Provisionally Confirmed)
Dr Tahreema Matin – Associate Medical Director, NHS England (Provisionally Confirmed)
Lukasz Zielinski – Clinical Radiology Registrar (Provisionally Confirmed)
Dr Tracy O'Rega – Professional Officer, Society and College of Radiographers (Provisionally Confirmed)
Dr Sarim Ather – Radiology AI Lead, Oxford University Hospitals (Provisionally Confirmed)
Sign up - here
Thursday 10th July 2025
NHS IMPACT Lunch & Learn: Inequalities and improvement - high intensity use of emergency departments
Join Professor Amar Shah, National Clinical Director, and Kate Griffiths from the British Red Cross for an interactive session focused on tackling inequalities and the high intensity use of emergency departments. Open to anyone working in the NHS, this event will include a group discussion and aims to empower participants to learn and share improvement strategies. Further information on this topic is available on the British Red Cross website. Please ensure your profile details are up to date before registering, as joining links will be sent a couple of weeks before the event — don’t forget to protect the time in your diary. By attending, you consent to being part of the event recording, which will be shared on the NHS IMPACT FutureNHS workspace. For any questions, please contact the NHS IMPACT Team at england.improvementdelivery@nhs.net.
Register here
Time: 2:00–2:50pm
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