{"id":5,"date":"2018-03-05T12:23:36","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T12:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/saint-marys\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-06-18T09:55:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T09:55:16","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/saint-marys\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column]<!-- Page Intro v2 -->\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-page-intro--v2__mobile-image\" \/>\n \n<section class=\"c-page-intro--v2   text-color--black  background-color--white  text-size--standard \"  style=\"background-image: url();\"  >\n    <div class=\"o-grid\">\n        \n\n\n\n        <div class=\"o-grid__full c-page-intro--v2__content   \">\n            <h2>Resident Doctors call off industrial action planned for 15 \u2013 19 June<\/h2>            <p class=\"c-page-intro--v2__text\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-page-intro--v2__text\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The British Medical Association has called off the industrial action by Resident Doctors which had been planned between 7am Monday, 15 June and 7am Friday, 19 June.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Please attend your planned clinic appointment or procedure as normal, unless we have already contacted you to cancel or reschedule it.<\/p>\n<p>If we contacted you to cancel or reschedule your appointment or procedure because of the planned industrial action then please do not attend on your original date unless we contact you again. Our teams will be working hard to review and reinstate any affected appointments at short notice. Thank you for your understanding.<\/p>\n<p>As always, for urgent health advice and other treatment options, please call NHS 111 or visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/111.nhs.uk\/\">111.nhs.uk<\/a>. If you attend our Accident and Emergency Departments, you may be waiting longer than normal if you have a minor ailment.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n         \n    <\/div>\n<\/section><!-- Page Intro  v2-->\n\n\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<section class=\"c-homepage-header__section\">\n                            <div class=\"c-homepage-header\">\n                                    <div class=\"c-homepage-header__titles\">\n                                        <h1 class=\"c-homepage-header__title\">\n                                            Saint Mary's Hospital\n                                        <\/h1>\n                                        <span class=\"c-homepage-header__sub-title\">\n                                            How can we help you?\n                                        <\/span>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"c-homepage-header__links\">\n                            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Parking\n                    <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/saint-marys\/patients-visitors\/rearrange-or-cancel-appointment\/\" class=\"c-homepage-header__link\">\n                        <span class=\"o-icon c-homepage-header__link-icon\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/themes\/mft\/dist\/images\/mft-icons\/appointment.svg\" class=\"svg\" alt=\"Link icon\">\n                        <\/span>\n                        <span class=\"c-homepage-header__link-text\">Appointments\n                    <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/saint-marys\/patients-visitors\/visitors\/visiting-times\/\" class=\"c-homepage-header__link\">\n                        <span class=\"o-icon c-homepage-header__link-icon\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/themes\/mft\/dist\/images\/mft-icons\/bed.svg\" class=\"svg\" alt=\"Link icon\">\n                        <\/span>\n                        <span class=\"c-homepage-header__link-text\">Visiting Times\n                    <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/saint-marys\/services\/maternity-services-obstetrics\/you-have-just-found-out-you-are-pregnant\/\" class=\"c-homepage-header__link\">\n                        <span class=\"o-icon c-homepage-header__link-icon\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/themes\/mft\/dist\/images\/mft-icons\/heart-hands.svg\" class=\"svg\" alt=\"Link icon\">\n                        <\/span>\n                        <span class=\"c-homepage-header__link-text\">Newly Pregnant\n                    <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/saint-marys\/patients-visitors\/worried-about-your-pregnancy\/\" class=\"c-homepage-header__link\">\n                        <span class=\"o-icon c-homepage-header__link-icon\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/themes\/mft\/dist\/images\/mft-icons\/information.svg\" class=\"svg\" alt=\"Link icon\">\n                        <\/span>\n                        <span class=\"c-homepage-header__link-text\">Worried about your pregnancy?\n                    <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cqc.org.uk\/location\/R0A05\" class=\"c-homepage-header__link\">\n                        <span class=\"o-icon c-homepage-header__link-icon\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/themes\/mft\/dist\/images\/mft-icons\/hospital.svg\" class=\"svg\" alt=\"Link icon\">\n                        <\/span>\n                        <span class=\"c-homepage-header__link-text\">CQC rating\n                    <\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <a class=\"c-button c-button--nhs-cta js-smooth-scroll\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"#discover\">View more<\/a>\n                            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We care about our colleagues who care for you.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:patient.compliments@mft.nhs.uk\" class=\"c-button c-button--nhs-blue\">Email us today<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-featured-content-slider__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-featured-content-slider__image-inner\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/PALS-compliments-Illustration.png);\">\n\t\t\t                        \t\n\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\t\t                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"c-featured-content-slider__item\">\n    \n\t\t                        <div class=\"c-featured-content-slider__item-content\">\n\t\t                        \t<div class=\"c-featured-content-slider__item-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t                        \t<div class=\"c-featured-content-slider__title-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"c-featured-content-slider__title\">MyMFT: Healthcare in your hands<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-featured-content-slider__copy\">MyMFT is an our patient healthcare app. It connects you to your medical information at Manchester University NHS Foundation hospitals.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/the-trust\/mymft\/\" class=\"c-button c-button--nhs-blue\">Find out more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-featured-content-slider__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-featured-content-slider__image-inner\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/MyMFT-Website-front-page-banner-scaled.png);\">\n\t\t\t                        \t\n\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\t\t                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t   \t\t\t   \t\t<\/section>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<section>\n\t<div class=\"container u-desktop-only\">\n\t    <div class=\"c-title c-title--homepage\">\n\t        <h1 class=\"c-title--homepage__title\">Latest News &amp; Events<\/h1>\n\t                         <span class=\"c-title--homepage__sub-title\">Charity events, announcements and hospital news, it\u2019s all here<\/span>\n            \t        <span>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<!-- Layout: News-Events -->\n\t\t<div class=\"l-news-events\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"l-news-events__news-events\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- News-->\n<section class=\"c-news-events c-news-events--alternate c-news-events--group\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <ul class=\"c-news-events__list\">\n                            <li class=\"c-news-events__item\">\n                \t\n                    <div class=\"c-news-events__item-image\">\n                    \t\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/saint-marys\/well-be-forever-grateful-family-thank-blood-donors-who-saved-their-babys-life\/\" title=\"\u2018We\u2019ll be forever grateful\u2019: Family thank blood donors who saved their baby\u2019s life\">\n                        \t                        \t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/Grace-2-266x248.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018We\u2019ll be forever grateful\u2019: Family thank blood donors who saved their baby\u2019s life\">\n                        \t\t\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    \n                    <div class=\"c-news-events__item-content\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/saint-marys\/news\/mft-news\/\" title=\"MFT News\" class=\"c-news-events__item-category u-border-trust\">MFT News<\/a>\n                        <a class=\"c-news-events__item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/saint-marys\/well-be-forever-grateful-family-thank-blood-donors-who-saved-their-babys-life\/\" title=\"\u2018We\u2019ll be forever grateful\u2019: Family thank blood donors who saved their baby\u2019s life\">\n                            <h2 class=\"c-news-events__item-title\">\u2018We\u2019ll be forever grateful\u2019: Family thank blood donors who saved their baby\u2019s life<\/h2>\n                        <\/a>\n                        <span class=\"c-news-events__item-date\">14 Jun 2026<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"c-news-events__item\">\n                \t\n                    <div class=\"c-news-events__item-image\">\n                    \t\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/saint-marys\/call-the-male-midwife\/\" title=\"Call the Male Midwife! 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