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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:
- Microbiology Department, MFT, Oxford Road Campus
- Microbiology Department, MFT, Wythenshawe Hospital
- Virology Department (including Serology, Molecular Diagnostics and Genomic Sequencing), MFT, Oxford Road Campus
- UKHSA Meningococcal Reference Unit (MRU), MFT, Oxford Road Campus
- UKHSA Vaccine Evaluation Unit (VEU), MFT, Oxford Road Campus
Download the MMMP User Manual
Download the Bacteriology container guide
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
(Last reviewed July 2024)