About us

We are the Greater Manchester Training Hub (GMTH). We provide a single point of access to Primary and Social Care education and training across Greater Manchester. By working alongside other educational providers, we are able to promote Primary and Social Care as the career destination for caregivers and healthcare professionals.

Being based across the Greater Manchester region, we are passionate advocates for what makes the region so unique. With a population of 3.2 million, comprising the 10 metropolitan boroughs of: Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, and Wigan, Greater Manchester is one of the largest and most diverse metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom. We blend experience and dedication with a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, to provide a vibrant and nurturing environment for anyone looking to enhance their knowledge, skills, and experience.

What are training hubs?

Our mission

We champion primary care as a career destination, where every member of the practice team is empowered to realise their potential and can improve the patient experience. This is achieved by ensuring access to quality lifelong learning experiences to strengthen and expand the workforce.

Our vision

Our ambition is to make primary care the best place to work; offering opportunities to enter, enhance and expand careers. We aim to become part of the sustainable solution to primary care workforce challenges across Greater Manchester by sharing its passion for learning to inspire positive change.

Our objectives

Training Hubs, particularly those working across an ICS, are/will be required to support colleagues working in social care, including nursing homes and social care homes.

Educational and workforce development opportunities will be provided across the Primary Care workforce which will include:

Develop and expand placement capacity
Ensure workforce planning is in place
Increase recruitment to Primary Care
Retain the workforce within Primary Care
Offer placed based tariffs

3.2

Million population

449

General Practices

Did you know…

With a population of 3.2 million, Greater Manchester has one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom. Comprising of ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the cities of Manchester and Salford.

10 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) – one for each of Greater Manchester’s metropolitan boroughs – organise the delivery of NHS services within Greater Manchester. There were 449 general practices in Greater Manchester delivering placed-based, patient centered care as of 2020.

We are proud to serve Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester Training Hub