The Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (MAHSC; ) is an

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based in

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. It is a partnership between the

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and four

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organizations 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

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/ NHS Improvement. 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, MAHSC collaborated with Greater Manchester Academic Health Science Network (GM-AHSN) to create an integrated academic health science and innovation system, Health Innovation Manchester (HIM). In this collaboration, MAHSC contributed with their translational research power, while GM-AHSN provided their adoption, diffusion machinery, and expertise. As part of Health Innovation Manchester, MAHSC works with British academic health science centres and NHS partners in Greater Manchester to further advance medical research.

MAHSC partners

Manchester Academic Health Science Centre comprises: * The

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS Acute Foundation Trust which operates 10 hospitals throughout Greater Manchester. It is the largest NHS trust in the United Kingdom, with an income of £2.2 billion and 28,479 staff in 2021– ...

* The Christie NHS Foundation Trust * Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust * Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust

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 HIM’s innovation pipeline to provide a pathway of evidence-based innovations that can be deployed at pace and scale.

History

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

Alan Johnson Alan Arthur Johnson (born 17 May 1950) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Education and Skills from 2006 to 2007, Secretary of State for Health from 2007 to 2009, Home Secretary from 2009 to 2010, and Shadow Chancello ...

, in March 2009. The designation was renewed by the

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in 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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