The Department of Health and Social Care has announced that a new NIHR Research Delivery Network will commence in 2024 to support the successful delivery of health and social care research in England.
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NIHR has awarded MFT £2,998,433 from 1 April 2024 to develop innovative technology solutions for better diagnosis, treatment, and care for people across our region.
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In the latest Spotlight On blog, Dr Ahmed discusses the breakthrough STEP HFpEF study and the importance of equality, diversity and inclusivity in research, sharing her first-hand experiences of this.
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The UK regulatory authorities have approved the first ever trial of a revolutionary gene therapy for young children diagnosed with Hunter syndrome, a devastating rare lysosomal storage disorder.
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ITV Tyne Tees and Granada Reports recently featured the journey of two-year-old Teddi Shaw, who became the first child in the UK to receive NHS life-saving gene therapy treatment, Libmeldy® at MFT.
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R&I colleagues welcomed James McLaughlin, Chief Executive for Cure Leukaemia, to MFT, as he ran 14 km across Manchester to raise funds for blood cancer research at Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI).
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Good Morning Britain and ITV Granada Reports featured MFT’s BCAN-RAY (Breast Cancer Risk Assessment in Young Women) study, which is running from The Nightingale Centre at Wythenshawe Hospital.
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A 79-year-old woman is the first global participant to a research study that could help some of the millions of people worldwide living with glaucoma – a leading cause of irreversible blindness.
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