Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Rachel and Harry Ware had grown up sharing a life together as siblings. Little did they know they would one day end up sharing an organ. The pair, from Stockport, recently went through Manchester Royal Infirmary's living donor organ transplant programme a

A modern treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) - described to be similar to a pacemaker - has reached its 100th implantation in the UK, marked by a milestone procedure carried out at Trafford General Hospital. The device, developed by Inspire Medic

Ellis Dawson was still young when his transplant story began. He led a busy life. Between working away as a product director in a software business and raising two daughters, he still found time to play football and cycle where he could. It was whilst pla

A UK-first brain health clinic that is set to transform how dementia is diagnosed, slowed down or prevented launches today (Monday 21 September), World Alzheimer's Day, in Manchester. Designed as a scalable model that could be adopted nationwide, it repre

An 8-year-old boy needed every unit of matching blood in the country to help save his life while he was being treated in Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. He's visited the NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) to personally thank the specialists who made i

Patients in Manchester could benefit from earlier diagnosis, more personalised care and faster access to proven new technologies under a major new partnership launched today (2 September) that will test promising innovations in real NHS settings. The part

Researchers at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) and The University of Manchester (UoM) continue to revolutionise the diagnosis of Perrault syndrome, with the latest discovery of a new genetic cause for the rare condition linked to hearing

Children's doctors from three of England's major children's trauma centres are urging families to be aware of the risks of using e-scooters, after new research revealed a dramatic rise in e-scooter injuries among children, with almost 500 young people tre

The innovative NHS test developed in Manchester helps detect patients not taking their prescribed medications, which can often lead to further health problems. In 2018 researchers in Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) Clinical Biochemistry D

A project to evaluate a portable, highly sensitive, rapid point-of-care testing device in Greater Manchester ambulances, has been recognised nationally at the 2026 Advancing Healthcare Awards. The test detects the presence of troponin in a patient's blood