UHSM is a major acute teaching hospital trust providing services for adults and children at Wythenshawe Hospital and Withington Community Hospital, and community services that were formerly operated by Manchester Primary Care Trust The Board sets the strategy for UHSM, ensuring that Executives have clear responsibilities for their operational portfolios Our Trust is recognised as a centre of excellence for research and development, and is proud to be a founding member of MAHSC (Manchester Academic Health Science Centre) We treated 89.5% of our patients within 18 weeks, compared with 82% last February, whereas every other Trust has seen their percentages fall Our major research programmes focus on cancer, lung disease, wound management and medical education