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Expert insight, analysis and comment on key public policy issues

Fixing the NHS in England: what do NHS England’s proposed changes to legislation mean?

By Filed Under: All posts, Health and Social Care Posted:

Professor Kath Checkland of the University’s Health Organisation, Policy and Economics unit (HOPE) investigates what the legislative changes accompanying the Government’s new ‘Long-Term Plan’ for the NHS actually mean in practice. Proposals for legislative change have been included in the Government’s new ‘Long-Term Plan’ for the NHS in an attempt to counteract some of the unhelpful consequences […]

Setting climate targets: when is net zero really net zero?

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‘Net zero’ and ‘carbon neutral’ have quickly become the go-to phrases for ambitious declarations on climate change action. But what do ‘net zero’, ‘zero carbon’ or ‘carbon neutral’ actually mean in practice? As climate action targets are increasingly announced both locally and nationally, it’s even more important that the assumptions involved are properly understood to […]

How policy instrument choice will shape attitudes to negative emissions

Terri Lucas By Filed Under: Energy and Environment Posted:

The 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change has set out commitments to limit the increase in global average temperature to “well below 2°C and pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5°C”. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has concluded that this is still possible, but nearly all of their scenarios assume that it will require […]

Improving the census question on ‘language’ could help repair community relations and Britain’s international image post-Brexit

Yaron Matras By Filed Under: Growth and Inclusion Posted:

Yaron Matras, Professor of Linguistics, discusses the importance of changing the census question “What is your main language?” and the impact this change could have. The census question on language lacks a clear definition of what it means by ‘main language’ and forces multilingual households to select just one language. The Brexit debate includes conversations […]

Fuel poverty and low-carbon investment: a role for area-based policy?

picture of Stefan By Filed Under: Energy and Environment, Growth and Inclusion Posted:

The GMCA plans to launch a five year plan for carbon neutrality in Greater Manchester by 2038 at the Green Summit today. Stefan Bouzarovski, Professor of Human Geography, will be hosting a discussion table at the public sector space within the Green Summit. Here, he blogs about the importance of area-based fuel poverty and energy […]

Worryingly windy weather or a strong tail-wind?

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On the 7 March, the long awaited “Offshore Wind Sector Deal” was launched, laying out the UK Government’s vision for the future of offshore wind power to 2030. So far, responses to the deal have been somewhat mixed: it’s been welcomed by various industry players as a sign of the Government’s commitment, but has faced […]

A New Greater Manchester Partnership for Education, Skills and Training

Ruth Lupton By and Filed Under: Education, Urban Posted:

The Greater Manchester Independent Prosperity Review, from a panel of leading economists, has listed among its key recommendations an idea Professor Ruth Lupton and Professor Lorna Unwin had put forward. Their idea is to create a Greater Manchester Partnership for Education, Skills and Training, with a similar ambition to the Greater Manchester Health and Social […]

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Integrating community pharmacy services in primary care: making better use of our healthcare venues

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The recently launched ‘NHS Long Term Plan’ proposes to make better use of community pharmacists’ skills and explore further efficiencies in community pharmacy in new primary care networks. In this blog, Ali Hindi, Ellen Schafheutle and Sally Jacobs highlight important factors for enhancing the use of community pharmacy services within primary care for patients with […]

Can Greater Manchester blaze the trail with an inclusive local industrial strategy?

Ruth Lupton By Filed Under: Growth and Inclusion, Urban Posted:

Greater Manchester (GM) is one of a handful of ‘trailblazer’ areas selected to work with government on a local industrial strategy (LIS), due to be signed off in a few weeks’ time. As deliberations enter their final stages, Ruth Lupton, Head of the Inclusive Growth Analysis Unit (IGAU), looks at how the strategy might shape […]

Lesbian and gay foster care and adoption: what’s changed over the last 20 years?

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For LGBT+ Adoption and Fostering Week 2019, Dr Stephen Hicks, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, discusses the changes in policy over the last 20 years and the impact they have had on LGBTQ+ adopters and foster carers. Only 18 years ago, same-sex couples were not legally able jointly to adopt, and Section 28 of the […]

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