The Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (MAHSC; ) is an academic health science centre based in

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. It is a partnership between the

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and four

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organisations in

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. It was originally established in June 2008, with re-designation most recently in April 2020 by the

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(NIHR) and NHS England /

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. It is now one of eight academic health science centres in England, designated for excellence in health research, education and patient care.

Health Innovation Manchester

In October 2017, the translational research power of MAHSC was combined with the adoption and diffusion machinery and expertise of the Greater Manchester Academic Health Science Network (GM-AHSN) to create an integrated academic health science and innovation system, Health Innovation Manchester. As part of Health Innovation Manchester (HInM), MAHSC brings together the world leading academic and NHS partners in Greater Manchester to drive health research.

MAHSC partners

Manchester Academic Health Science Centre comprises: * The

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* Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust *

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust operated Salford Royal Hospital in Greater Manchester until 2017. Its chief executive is Dr Owen Williams. In December 2017 it was announced that the Trust was to form a new healthcare organisation by combining ...

Research domains

The MAHSC discovery and translation strategy is delivered by six domains, each led jointly by an academic and an NHS clinician and chaired by a CEO from a partner Trust. The domains are: * Cancer * Cardiovascular & Diabetes * Inflammation & Repair * Mental Health * Neuroscience * Women & Children with cross-cutting expertise in applied health (working closely with the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Greater Manchester), digital health, and

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. Crucially, research projects undertaken via MAHSC and

’s other research bodies are pulled through HInM’s innovation pipeline to provide a pathway of evidence-based innovations that can be deployed at pace and scale.

History

The creation of Manchester Academic Health Science Centre was announced by the then health secretary

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in March 2009. The designation was renewed by the

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from April 2014 for 5 years, with a one year extension then granted to March 2020. The most recent designation is from April 2020 to March 2025.

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