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The future of metro mayors – all eyes on Greater Manchester

Francesca Gains By Francesca Gains Filed Under: All posts, Devo Posted: June 25, 2015

Greater Manchester this week becomes the first combined metro area to have its own mayor. Professor Francesca Gains looks ahead at what awaits Tony Lloyd. Arrangements to deliver an elected metro mayor for Greater Manchester take several significant steps forward this week. In the House of Lords, the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill moves […]

Tagged With: Bob Jones, Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill, DevoManc, George Osborne, Greater Manchester, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Mayor, police and crime commissioners, Tony Lloyd

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Framing DevoManc

By David Walker Filed Under: Devo, Featured, Westminster Watch Posted: June 17, 2015

Just how good a deal is DevoManc? David Walker expresses scepticism. Here are two ways of framing DevoManc. The first is (somewhat breathless) localist enthusiasm. A principal city-region is being offered new power to shape spending and services in health and social care, infrastructure and transport. As important as substance is the theatre: a group […]

Tagged With: Care Quality Commission, devolution, DevoManc, George Osborne, Greater Manchester, Jim McMahon, localism, Monitor, NHS, northern ireland, Oldham, Richard Leese, Salford, Scotland, Stockport, Tony Lloyd, wales, Wigan

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The good ship SS DevoManc: full steam ahead?

By Lawrence Benson Filed Under: All posts, Devo Posted: May 21, 2015

SS DevoManc has now set sail after a six weeks stopover in port during the general election. Dr Lawrence Benson tries to plot its course. Let’s recap on DevoManc. It’s about the devolution of power and resources from Westminster to the city region of Greater Manchester (GM), including for health and social care. This marks […]

Tagged With: devolution, DevoManc, European Health Observatory, Finland, general election, George Osborne, Greater Manchester, Manchester, NHS, northern ireland, Northern Powerhouse, Nye Bevan, social care, Sweden, World Health Organisation

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Plain packaging essential to save children from smoking-related deaths

By Peter Mackereth Filed Under: All posts, Featured Posted: April 7, 2015

In the last days of the old Parliament, MPs agreed that from May next year cigarettes may only be sold in plain packaging. Dr Peter Mackereth congratulates politicians for their willingness to stand up to the tobacco industry, but warns the companies are fighting back. Almost a quarter of children aged 11 to 15 in […]

Tagged With: Australia, children, Greater Manchester, Ireland, lung cancer, parliament, plain packaging, smoking, tobacco, tobacco companies

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What health and social care can learn from UK devolution

By Joy Furnival Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Featured Posted: March 16, 2015

Greater Manchester has announced its plans for health and social care devolution and its oversight of providers.  Joy Furnival examines health and social care oversight functions across the UK and asks what Greater Manchester can learn from these. Devolution and integration of health and social care in Greater Manchester (GM) is the first of its […]

Tagged With: Care and Social Services Inspectorate, Care Inspectorate, Care Quality Commission, devolution, DevoManc, foundation trusts, Greater Manchester, Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales, Monitor, NHS England, northern ireland, regulation, Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority, Scotland, Scottish Patient Safety Programme, Scottish Quality Improvement hub, Scottish Quality Strategy, Trust Development Authority, wales, Welsh Assembly Delivery Unit

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Who will lead the Manchester Powerhouse?

Iain Deas By Iain Deas Filed Under: Devo, Featured, Urban Posted: February 23, 2015

How significant will the elected mayoral role be for Greater Manchester – asks Iain Deas – and who will be that mayor? Simon Jenkins recently treated readers of the Guardian to an account of the rebuilding of city-regional governance in Greater Manchester. The story was of heroic struggle by Manchester’s civic leaders, guided by the […]

Tagged With: Bez, city-regions, DevoManc, elected mayors, George Osborne, GMCA, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Happy Mondays, Manchester, Simon Jenkins

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DevoManc is positive for all Northern cities

Ed Cox By Ed Cox Filed Under: Featured, Westminster Watch Posted: November 4, 2014

Should the Government’s new devolution settlement for Greater Manchester be welcomed? Ed Cox – who is set to speak in Manchester this Thursday about the regions – offers a clear ‘Yes’ vote. There can be little doubt that the agreement reached between the Chancellor and the leaders of the 10 local authorities that make up […]

Tagged With: devolution, Greater Manchester, Manchester, Mayor, Northern cities, police and crime commissioners

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Middle managers hold key public health role

Kathryn Oliver By Kathryn Oliver Filed Under: All posts Posted: March 17, 2014

Ignore middle managers at your peril. They may be central to development and implementation of policy, explains Dr Kathryn Oliver Middle managers are more important than people often think – and that is very true when it comes to influencing and implementing public health policy. In fact, middle managers without a professional training in public […]

Tagged With: Greater Manchester, middle management, middle managers, NHS, NHS reform, public health

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