MANCHESTER MEN SPEAK UP
The community resource for Manchester men
Welcome to Manchester Men Speak Up
This website provides safe, supportive and practical ways to improve your health and wellbeing.
Through our forums, blogs and signposting areas you can get in touch with other men and discuss health and care topics.
Time for Manchester men to speak up for our health and speak up for our care.
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Black Men’s Toolkit
Many Black men carry a lot alone, whether it is stress, health concerns, money worries, pressure at work, family responsibilities, or simply not knowing where to turn. That is why they created The Black Man’s Toolkit, a free digital resource designed to support Black men’s physical, mental, financial and spiritual

Patient Safety Day
Safe care for life! We focus reducing safety risks and preventable harm during long-term prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of chronic conditions like cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases. https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-patient-safety-day get in contact with us to raise your voice for patients across Manchester. #patientsafetyday #healthwatchmanchester

Prostate Cancer Videos Focus Group
On Wednesday 30th September we’re inviting males over the age of 40 to attend a focus group to help us develop a series of videos aimed at awareness raising for prostate cancer. The videos will focus on signs & symptoms, raising awareness of risk factors and myth busting. During the session

AI and prostate cancer, what is going on?
Can you help the NHS by sharing your views on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare? Four NHS hospital Trusts in Greater Manchester are exploring whether artificial intelligence (AI) can help support the diagnosis of prostate cancer by reviewing MRI scans alongside specialist doctors. For more information on

Circumcision Trauma: Breaking the silence
For many men, the physical procedure is only part of the story. The emotional impact often remains hidden, unspoken and misunderstood. In this powerful conversation, David Smith, Chief Officer of 15 Square, sits down with Trauma-informed psychotherapeutic counsellor Leeanne Morris to explore the psychological effects of circumcision, the grief that

NHS Health Checks August 2026
Community NHS Health Checks – Appointments Available 10am-3pm on 10th August at Withington Library, 410 Wilmslow Rd, Withington, Manchester M20 3BD. To read the eligibility criteria or to find the booking details please read page 2 of the attached document. See below the dates and times avalible in August and