Case studies

The first Dementia Matters seminar took place at Aquinas College in Stockport in February led by the Public Programmes Team.

The Public Programmes Team organised and led two events in November 2015 and May 2016 which focused on future strategy and plans for PPI/E across healthcare research in Greater Manchester.

"My wife would not have wanted me to quit, she would have wanted me to keep fighting and to help others in the same situation."

Manchester Heart Centre patient, Peter explains more about his role in research at Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

It was around twenty years ago when Guy Hill was diagnosed with IgA Nephropathy (IGAN) a form of inflammation in the kidney disease, at the age of 35 years old.

Wayne was diagnosed with Choroideremia when he was 17 years old. In 2013, he was referred to a ground-breaking gene therapy trial to treat the condition by Professor Graeme Black.

When Rumbi was just three years old, her family was devastated to learn that she had Wilms’ tumour, a rare form of kidney cancer.

The Public Programmes Team, along with Dr Simon Parry from the School of Drama at The University of Manchester, are leading on the final phase of the evaluation of the Theatre of Debate.