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GP-led commissioning of health services: here to stay or gone tomorrow?

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A survey of GPs suggests that only a minority think that commissioning services is an important part of their role, and that many current GP leaders of Clinical Commissioning Groups intend to quit their roles in the next five years. Professor Kath Checkland and Dr Valerie Moran blog for us on their study, and the […]

It’s not how old you are that matters, so much as how you are old

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Thursday 16th February sees the Greater Manchester Ageing Conference, held by the GM Ageing Hub, of which MICRA, the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing, is a part . To celebrate the conference, and to highlight the policy implications of living in an ageing society, MICRA have teamed up with Policy@Manchester to deliver a week […]

Secrecy and service challenges in the new NHS – can STPs deliver?

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The NHS remains in a period of unprecedented change, combining massive post-2012 reorganisations, intense budget pressures, and spiralling service demand. One key new initiative – Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) – has been dogged by controversy over their lack of transparency and public engagement. Here, the University of Manchester’s Dr Anna Coleman introduces STPs to a wider audience; […]

Why isn’t more being done to prevent falls among the elderly?

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(image courtesy of Eric Wright, Trafford Housing Trust) For older people, falls can be devastating events. A more co-ordinated national effort is needed to help avoid them, says Emma Stanmore. As anyone with an ageing parent or relative will know, falls can be extremely serious. They can lead to hip fractures, a premature care home […]

The NHS has rushed to fix a weekend problem that doesn’t exist

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Extended weekend working is being introduced by the National Health Service in a bid to save lives. But, as Matt Sutton and Rachel Meacock explain, new research casts serious doubt on the premise that more hospital staff on Saturday and Sunday will mean fewer patient deaths. As the raft of recent media coverage has highlighted, […]

What are the real implications for equality in junior doctors’ new contracts?

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The government has just released its Equality Analysis of the contract it intends to impose on junior doctors. Its ‘tortured logic’ reveals much about what the government really thinks about gender equality and work and family life issues, argues Jill Rubery. If you delve into the 38-page document from the Department of Health, and work […]

Devo Manc is a far cry from ‘business as usual’

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Today, Greater Manchester becomes the first region in England to be given new powers in the devolution of health and social care services from national government to regional decision-makers. But what makes this region’s devolution project so exciting is that its ambitions go way beyond the integration of health and social care, says Helen McKenna. […]

Who benefits from devolution? It depends who’s in control

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If the ‘Devo Manc’ experiment is to work, local leaders and the staff who deliver services must be given the power and flexibility to innovate, says Su Maddock. Many are sceptical about devolution, yet city leaders are confident that with greater control and freedoms they can improve their cities and local economies. The Core Cities […]

Devo Manc – risk, opportunity or threat?

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The handing over of the health budget to Greater Manchester authorities carries both risk and opportunity says Diane Coyle, who argues that delivering on data and analysis will be key for policymakers.   The risk is obvious: as with the entire Devo Manc process, those concerned have to make it work. They have to spend […]

The Times They Are A Changin’ – but will we see the difference?

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The Devolution of health and social care to Greater Manchester this Friday (1 April) is being heralded as the dawn of a new era – one that can deliver the fastest and greatest improvement to the health and wellbeing of 2.8 million people. But, asks Ruth Boaden, will any real change be seen? This time […]

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