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With great power: Taking responsibility for integrated care

By Melissa Surgey Filed Under: British Politics, Health and Care, Health and Social Care, primary care services Posted: July 19, 2022

July 2022 sees the formal establishment of the Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) created by the Health and Care Act 2022. These bodies will integrate health and social care in England, with the aim of providing more joined-up services tailored to local needs. However, questions remain about how ICSs will function at place-level, particularly in terms […]

Tagged With: british politics, care quality, devolution, Health & Social Care, HOPE, local government, NHS, NHS improvement, SHS

Too close to the sun: The health benefits and economic case for banning sunbeds

By Katherine Payne, Paul Lorigan and Adèle Green Filed Under: Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: June 16, 2022

Melanoma skin cancers are the UK’s fifth most common cancer, causing over 2,000 deaths each year. Over 85% of cases are preventable, with excessive exposure to ultraviolet light the most common cause, including the ultraviolet light used in sunbeds. The cancer risk from sunbeds is well known, but a new study has outlined the stark […]

Tagged With: Business Energy & Industry, cancer, Children & Young People, devolution, economy, education, GMCA, Greater Manchester, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, inequalities, local government, mental health, NHS, public health, SBS, SHS, SMS, urban, wellbeing

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Child of the North: Schools and education

By Caroline Bond and Pamela Qualter Filed Under: All posts, Education, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: April 20, 2022

COVID-19 exposed the disadvantage suffered by children and young people in our most deprived areas, disproportionately in the north of England. In this blog, Professor Caroline Bond and Professor Pamela Qualter discuss how these problems, and the accumulating evidence, demand a policy response. This is an adaptation of an article they co-authored for the Child […]

Tagged With: british politics, Children & Young People, Digital Divide, education, Levelling Up, local government, MIE, Northern Powerhouse, schools, SEED, students, wellbeing

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Greater Manchester economy: response to crises

By Marianne Sensier Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Devo, Growth and Inclusion, Inclusive Growth Posted: March 28, 2022

The coronavirus pandemic has shone a spotlight on the inequalities in our society. Those in comfortable jobs have largely been able to work remotely from home. Those in precarious sectors and occupations have lost the most, particularly in deprived communities. The tighter restrictions imposed on Greater Manchester since the easing of the first lockdown in […]

Tagged With: AMBS, COVID-19, devolution, economy, Greater Manchester, inclusive growth, labour market, Levelling Up, local government

Decarbonising transport: Inequality, joined-up action, and the risk of technological optimism

By Cristina Temenos and Joe Blakey Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Energy and Environment, Renewables, Science and Engineering, Science and Technology Posted: August 5, 2021

The Department for Transport (DfT) recently released their long-awaited Decarbonising Transport plan. In this blog, Dr Cristina Temenos and Dr Joe Blakey outline how its technologically-optimistic vision risks locking in high-carbon futures, overlooking transport inequalities, and opportunities for joined-up thinking and the precautionary principle. DfT’s Decarbonising Transport Plan makes some welcome proposals, but it is […]

Tagged With: carbon reduction, climate change, consumption, energy, environment, Levelling Up, local government, MERI, MUI, net zero, SEED, sustainability, transport

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From celebration to public policy: International Mother Language Day as a civic identity badge

Yaron MatrasDaniele Viktor LeggioRebecca Tipton By Yaron Matras, Daniele Viktor Leggio and Rebecca Tipton Filed Under: Cities and Environment, Growth and Inclusion Posted: February 16, 2021

On 21 February 2021, Manchester will again be celebrating UNESCO International Mother Language Day (IMLD). This year’s activities will be held online to accommodate to the pandemic conditions. For the second time, they are being coordinated by the City of Literature initiative based in Manchester’s local authority. In this blog, Professor Yaron Matras, Dr Daniele […]

Tagged With: Arts & Culture, communities, Greater Manchester, language diversity, local government, Multilingual Manchester, UNESCO International Mother Language Day

Building back better: rethinking urban futures with children and young people

By Deborah Ralls Filed Under: Cities and Environment, Education, Inclusive Growth Posted: October 27, 2020

The global pandemic of 2020 has had a huge impact on the lives of millions of citizens around the world, with research showing that children and young people (CYP) have been the most severely affected. Here in the UK and beyond, governments and policymakers are expressing their determination to ‘build back better’ after COVID-19, while […]

Tagged With: Children & Young People, Cohesion and integration, COVID-19, democracy, economy, education, Greater Manchester, inclusive growth, inequalities, inequality, local government, MIE, MUI, Pandemic, schools, SEED, students

Getting women’s voices into policymaking in Greater Manchester

Francesca Gains By Francesca Gains Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Devo, Growth and Inclusion Posted: August 26, 2020

Progress toward achieving equality in life chances, so that all citizens can fulfil their potential, has been slow. Despite women in the UK having the vote for over 100 years and protection from equalities legislation since the 1970s, there are still significant inequalities in the educational, employment, care and retirement choices available to men and […]

Tagged With: communities, devolution, diversity, Domestic abuse, gender equality, gender inequalities, gender-based violence, Greater Manchester, inequalities, inequality, local government, SoSS, VAWG

How resilient were UK regions to the 2008 financial crisis? Recovery policies for COVID-19 crisis

Elvira Uyarra By Marianne Sensier, Fiona Devine and Elvira Uyarra Filed Under: Growth and Inclusion Posted: July 14, 2020

Dr Marianne Sensier, Professor Fiona Devine and Dr Elvira Uyarra have conducted research comparing the economic resilience of UK sub-regions in recovery from the 2008 financial crisis. In this blog, they map the resilience across the UK in recovery from the financial crisis and suggest policies for increasing resilience for recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. […]

Tagged With: AMBS, Business Energy & Industry, carbon reduction, COVID-19, devolution, economy, employment, GM COVID-19 recovery, Greater Manchester, inclusive growth, inequalities, inequality, infrastructure, labour market, local government, Pandemic, productivity, sustainability, Treasury

Follow the science

By Martin Yuille and Bill Ollier Filed Under: Health and Social Care, Science and Engineering Posted: June 23, 2020

The underlying conditions that make COVID-19 into a killer disease are themselves pandemics. Here, Honorary Reader Martin Yuille and Professor Emeritus Bill Ollier outline the need to tackle these conditions by combining public policy reform with community change and technological innovation. Underlying health conditions are the greatest risk factor associated with COVID-19 mortality A new […]

Tagged With: care quality, communities, COVID-19, Health & Social Care, health policy, innovation, local government, Pandemic, public health, science & engineering, technology

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