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How Greater Manchester’s new mayor could use transport policy to get the city region moving

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When the victorious Greater Manchester Mayor emerges next May, they will find themselves with significant transport powers – but strong leadership and beefed-up accountability will be needed to realise the full benefits, argues Luke Raikes. This time next year, Greater Manchester will be experiencing its first ever mayoral election campaign. This will be a significant […]

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Why I’m unconvinced by Cameron localism and DevoManc chatter

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DevoManc’s control of health is at the centre of the government’s localism policy – but the policy is a sham, argues David Walker. Lack of attention Since the ‘historic day’ a year ago when the health secretary stood alongside the chancellor in signing the Greater Manchester health devolution deal, Jeremy Hunt has not – it’s fair to […]

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Devo Manc – risk, opportunity or threat?

Diane Coyle By Filed Under: All posts, Devo Posted:

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 […]

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Savings, services and silver bullets – is integration all it’s cracked up to be?

Frances O'Grady By Filed Under: All posts, Devo Posted:

Manchester will have its work cut out plugging the funding gap in the current economic climate and greater integration of health and social care, while essential, may not deliver savings or reduced hospital admissions, argues Frances O’Grady. A new architecture With the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act receiving royal assent at the beginning of […]

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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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Is Devo Manc an experiment, a template or a trailblazer?

Stephen HincksIain DeasKevin Ward By , , and Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Urban Posted:

The emergence of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) to deliver ‘Devo Manc’ builds on a long history of effective cooperation between ten local authorities.  Not all English cities and regions share such a history. Has Manchester become the template for English sub-national governance, and if so, should we be worried, ask Kevin Ward and […]

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DevoManc – a new era in health and social care

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Devolved control of health, and integration with social care, creates an opportunity to improve care outcomes, improve value for money and decide local priorities for Greater Manchester, argues Lord Peter Smith.   We are on the brink of a new era in Greater Manchester when we take charge of health and social care services. On […]

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Health and social care devolution: it’s complicated

Julia Segar By , and Filed Under: All posts, Devo Posted:

Devolving health and social care decisions to local politicians and professionals adds further complexity to an already complex system – and does not guarantee that the correct or popular decisions will be taken – argue Julia Segar, Anna Coleman and Kath Checkland.   ‘Keep Wythenshawe Special’ is a campaign led by clinicians from Wythenshawe Hospital. […]

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The use of hotels is a sign of failing asylum accommodation policy

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With news of the hotel chain Britannia accommodating up to 300 asylum seekers in a hotel in Manchester, Dr Jonathan Darling argues that this reliance on hotels demonstrates a failing asylum accommodation policy. The hotel, in Northenden, has been used by the private contractor Serco to house asylum seekers as part of the UK’s dispersal […]

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Desperately seeking: why we need a leader for the Northern Powerhouse

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George Osborne confirmed his commitment to the Northern Powerhouse by prioritising it so strongly in the recent Budget. But, says Mark Robinson, the initiative is in desperate need of a figurehead or strategic leadership to take it to the next level and stop it fizzling out.     Lord Adonis and the National Infrastructure Commission have […]

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