Manchester Academic Health Science Centre achieves official national status
10 Mar 2009
University joins with six local NHS Trusts to form the MAHSC
The Manchester Academic Health Science Centre has achieved official national status.
The University worked with six local NHS Trusts to form the new Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (MAHSC) which was launched last year.
Professor Alan North, Director, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Vice-President and Dean, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, The University of Manchester said: "Thank you to everyone who contributed to the successful application.
"The vision for MAHSC focuses on providing improved healthcare locally and more widely. MAHSC will have an emphasis on world class biomedical and healthcare research and will also co-ordinate teaching and training of healthcare professionals leading to the strategic planning of research-led healthcare provision and management.
"This will lead to demonstrably improved health and health care of substantial groups of the local population and adoption of new discoveries and practices both locally and internationally," added Professor North.
The accreditation process for official status has been led by the Department of Health and is seen as a way to secure substantial funding for national leaders in education, research and health provision.
The seven members of Manchester AHSC are:
- Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Trust
- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
- Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust
- Salford Primary Care Trust
- Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
- University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust
- The University of Manchester