📰 @nihr.bsky.social have awarded us £3M for research into metformin to prevent antipsychotic-induced weight gain in peoplewith psychosis. It's led by Dr Paul French alongside top UK researchers @unisouthampton.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social, with patient recruitment starting in 2026.

In 2025 I’m running two marathons two months apart (London Marathon in April and the Midnight Sun Marathon in Tromso, Norway in June). I’m fundraising for @penninecarenhs.bsky.social Pennine Care Charity - if you’d like to donate the link is below to my fundraising page.

Took part in my first Spunch event last night - running/ walking round Sandbach to find 99 orienteering points in 90 mins. Great fun and we found 45 (not bad for our first attempt)

Our care responders research study aims to improve emergency mental health care for young people. We'd love to hear from parents and carers, if your child has received emergency mental health care. Please get in touch with our team: Call: 07521 000486 Email: [email protected]

“The greatest gift is putting a smile on people’s faces and encouraging people to see the positives in life." 'Techno-loving' gran Erika is a nurse with our dementia services in Stockport, and she has been supporting patients for 50 years. Read her piece for BBC News: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Great day with some of our brilliant CAMHS teams…photoshoot for a new Greater Manchester CAMHS recruitment campaign @penninecarenhs.bsky.social #NHScomms

NHS 111 is available 24/7 to support anyone experiencing a mental health crisis. Call 111 for free and select the mental health option (option 2). It's for all ages and you can call on behalf of someone else. You can also find lots more advice on our website to help you #FeelWellThisWinter

Just a few pics from our incredible awards evening @penninecarenhs.bsky.social A brilliant evening celebrating wonderful colleagues !

Wonderful to spend a few hours with PoppyJaman our host at tonight’s @penninecarenhs.bsky.social staff awards. We met two of our fabulous finalists - the team at Whittaker day unit, community choice award finalist & Jessica Martin Tameside & Glossop CAMHS, inclusion champion finalist.

Hello Bluesky! 👋 We're an NHS trust providing mental health, learning disability and autism services across Greater Manchester. Follow us for updates about services, mental health advice, positive stories, and achievements of our #PennineCarePeople. What else would you like to see from us?

Good luck to our amazing learning disability team! @penninecarenhs.bsky.social

A starter pack of UK health journalists (i shouldn’t be in it but can’t work out how to delete myself) go.bsky.app/C6xCi2q

Fantastic nailbiting game Vitality Roses v Jamaica at AO Arena yesterday with the best netball girls #Sandbachnetballclub #VitalityRoses 🌹 #EnglandNetball #GirlsinSport