Manchester Medical Microbiology Partnership

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Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Roles and functions
  3. Location of MMMP and contact details
  4. Quality assurance
  5. Opening hours, clinical advice and results line
  6. Labelling of sample containers
  7. How to complete the request form
  8. Transport services
  9. Specimen Acceptance Policy – MMMP
  10. Repertoire of tests
  11. Referral laboratories
  12. Feedback on our pathology services
  13. Patient consent disclosure
  14. The Human Tissue Act and the MMMP
  15. Research and development

The Manchester Medical Microbiology Partnership (MMMP) is a collaboration between Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) and United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

The objective of this partnership is to provide Central and South Manchester with a Unified Microbiology Service embracing all aspects of medical and public health microbiology.

The MMMP is made up of the following departments and units:

Download the MMMP User Manual
Download the Bacteriology container guide
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Roles and functions

  • To provide a clinical and public health microbiology service, including an infection control service, jointly managed by MFT and UKSHA
  • Provide microbiology support and advice to the UK Health Security Agency Centres (UKHSACs), Local Authorities and Port Health Authorities in the North West
  • Provide expert microbiological advice during outbreaks and other incidents of infectious disease
  • Contribute to the development of local, regional and national guidelines and policies
  • Provide community and health care-associated infection (HCAI) surveillance data
  • Host the following UKHSA units:
    • Meningococcal Reference Unit (MRU), which provides national microbiological and surveillance data on meningococcal infections
    • Vaccine Evaluation Unit (VEU), which studies the efficacy of meningococcal, pneumococcal and other vaccines, e.g. human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines
    • Sero-epidemiology Unit (SEU), which provides serological data on the epidemiology of infection
  • Provide a Clostridium difficile ribotyping service (CDRN) for the North West
  • Provide specialist virology and molecular diagnostic and genomic sequencing services for Greater Manchester, the North West and beyond
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(Last updated November 2024)

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