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Joanne shares her story for Healthcare Science Week #HCSWeek2026

Sophie shares her story for Healthcare Science Week #HCSWeek2026

@IbmsManc @IBMScience @Convenzis_Group @MFT_CSS @LabMedicineMFT @GM_Diagnostics This was a very informative event. Lovely to catch up and say hi to familiar faces. 😀 #attheheartofhealthcare

This week, branch & NW region committee members attended the PathVision 2026: NHS Pathology Strategy Conference. Joanna Andrew, Debra Padgett & Angela Jean-Francois delivered some fascinating talks on leadership, laboratory transformation & becoming a thriving Pathology network.

We're sponsoring the Biomedical Scientist of the Year Award at the Advancing Healthcare Awards 2026. If you've advanced practice in an innovative way and made a real difference to patients' lives, this is your chance to get recognition. Deadline for entries: 16th March: bit.ly/3WeYsoH

Healthcare Science Week is an annual celebration that raises awareness of the many careers in healthcare science, taking place between 9 and 15 March. We're encouraging our members to take part and join in the celebrations. Find out more about how you can get involved: bit.ly/4bM366u

Congratulations & accolades to Daniel Oliver (Biochem Nth Mcr Gen) for completing the @IBMScience Certificate of Achievement for support staff Part I & II. Also, congrats on securing an Associate Practitioner role in Biochemistry. Dedicated support by Kyle Buckley and @hetalika

Congratulations to Yannis for his successfull assessment to achieve the specialist @IBMScience diploma in Virology. Thanks goes to Janet Turner and her team in the virology department in @LabMedicineMFT for supporting Yannis. #attheheartofhealthcare #behindeverytest

@BmtCns @MFTnhs What a lovely story to start the day! Good luck Oscar and well done to the haematology and other teams involved in making this happen! @LabMedicineMFT x

Big well done to Christy Nwoke at MFT North Mcr Gen Hospital on passing @IBMScience Clinical Biochemistry Specialist Portfolio! Phenomenal support from #TeamBiochemistry @hetalika, Kyle Buckley & team. Shout out to Jaspal Banga from Univ. Hosp Birmingham for doing the asssessment

Congratulations to Aaron Kelly and Okubay Tesfagabir from Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, and Bethany Fair and Jack Nicholson from Liverpool Clinical Laboratories for passing their IBMS Registration Portfolios. Well done to Ubani Uchenna for passing his IBMS Specialist Portfolio.

Congrats to Okubay Tesfagabir for passing the @IBMScience Registration portfolio. Massive thanks to Phillip Stelfox for supporting Okubay's training and a big thank you to Specimen reception, Wythenshawe for motivating. #CSR #BloodSciences #behindeverytest #attheheartofhealthcare

Congrats to Aaron Kelly at @MFTNHS (ORC) on passing the @IBMScience Specialist Portfolio in Clinical Biochemistry with flying colours! Well deserved! Supported by the entire #TeamBiochemistry including @hetalika & Megan Northam. Thanks Olivia Roach for doing the examination.

All @IBMScience Greater Manchester members, don't miss out on this upcoming event at @ManMetUni We continue to celebrate our diverse membership during the session followed by a delicious dinner at @ZoukTeaBar Sign up today to avoid disappointment.

Many Congratulations and very well done to Hannah Daniel for passing the @IBMScience Specialist portfolio in Clinical Biochemistry. A brilliant achievement indeed! Very well supported by #TeamBiochemistry Wythenshawe, @MFTnhs & @hetalika. Thanks to Susan Poni for mentoring.

Welcome to National Pathology Week! #PathologyWeek

Its National Pathology Week! Find out about our exciting programme of events here: ow.ly/q58250XlAFz. If you're running your own event, please share photos, tag us and use #PathologyWeek.

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