Greater Manchester Diagnostics Network

What does the future generation of the workforce look like in pathology? In this article for The Pathologist, our Chief Officer, Chris Sleight explores why digital pathology is key to recruiting the next generation of clinical professionals. #digitalpathology #futureworkforce #recruitment #pathology https://lnkd.in/eVdW6fvt

This week has been a busy week for the Greater Manchester Diagnostics Network team as we attended two events held at The Manchester Metropolitan University. 🔵 Meet the STEM Employers event On Tuesday the team hosted a stand at the Meet the STEM Employers event to talk to students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses about the roles in the NHS, especially within diagnostics. The team spoke to over 150 students considering careers in the NHS about jobs and placements available to them. It was a fantastic turnout and inspiring to hear the questions students posed about their future aspirations. 🔵 Student Placement Joint Recruitment Event On Wednesday the team were back at MMU, joining forces with The University of Salford and The University of Bolton to host a student placement recruitment event for second year biomedical science students looking to secure a placement with a Greater Manchester NHS Trust. Organised by Julie Miller, the day was jampacked from start to finish, with team activities and panel interviews with many students securing their placements by the end of the day. #students #biomedicalscience #STEMcareers #STEMEmployer

Yesterday the North West Healthcare Science Business Meeting and Awards took place in Manchester and we are delighted our Chief Officer, Chris Sleight was recognised with a Lifetime Achievement award. This award is testament to Chris' experience and dedication to the field of Pathology and recognises the significant impact in diagnostics Chris has had through his leadership, commitment and hard work. The award was presented by Professor Dame Sue Hill, Chief Scientific Officer for England. Huge congratulations to Chris and all the other Healthcare Scientists who were worthy award winners yesterday.

It was great to work with Hamamatsu on this fantastic piece on Digital Pathology which featured in the Pathologist magazine.

❤ Happy Valentine’s Day ❤ On this day of love, we’re showing some love to those who look after our hearts, working in Cardiac Sciences and are part of our Physiological Sciences network. Wendy Javaid is a highly specialised cardiac physiologist and education lead for invasive/non-invasive cardiology at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. Here, Wendy shares with us why she loves her job! #ValentinesDay #CardiacSciences #PhysiologicalSciences

Yesterday members of the network team were joined by colleagues from Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust at Winstanley College for their Health Careers event. The day brought to life the various roles across diagnostics that are available in the NHS and provided a great opportunity for students to explore careers they may not have thought about. The students were able to have a go at being a biomedical scientist through the use of a virtual reality headset which allowed them to immerse themselves in a laboratory environment. It was great to showcase the fast array of careers during #NationalApprenticeshipWeek. #NAW2025 #SkillsforLife

Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science; a day that recognises the continuous contribution women make in STEM careers. This is a great video from Ella who works in pathology diagnostics in Greater Manchester whilst also studying one day a week. #NAW2025 #skillsforlife #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience

Yesterday was a jampacked day at the 4th NHS Pathology Conference hosted by Convenzis Group at the Hilton Hotel in Manchester. Chaired by the Greater Manchester Diagnostics Network's Chief Officer, Chris Sleight, the day explored themes such as workforce challenges, network collaboration, and improving diagnostics turn around times. Chris was also joined on stage by workforce development lead for the network, Gareth Richardson and Dr. Rajesh Rajendran, clinical lead for the pathology network who spoke about the work going on across Greater Manchester. With over 200 people in attendance, the audience posed some great questions to the speakers on the day, with lots of food for thought moving forward. We hope all those that attended enjoyed the day as much as we did. A huge thanks to the team at Convenzis for all their hard work in pulling this event together.

Recently we have taken another step forward with the roll out of PACS based reporting to support faster diagnosis for patients. Salford Royal is the latest hospital to adopt the technology to allow reporters and radiologists to use a single platform to both view and report on imaging studies. This new milestone means that all of Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust hospital sites in the localities of Salford, Bury, Rochdale and Oldham are now live with the new technology. Read the full story on our website. ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/e6xxbtPv

The 4th NHS Pathology Conference is due to take place next week and is looking set to be a fantastic event. Convenzis Group spoke to the Chief Officer of Greater Manchester Diagnostics Network, Chris Sleight about his thoughts from last year's event. Don't miss out! Secure your place and book your tickets. https://lnkd.in/e9B4dk8m