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Introduction to GM Health and Social Care Devolution

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What is devolution?

• Local councils (including insert Council) and NHS organisations (including xxx) in Greater Manchester have agreed with Government that decisions affecting local people will be made here, instead of nationally.

• This means we will control how billions of pounds of public money is spent in Greater Manchester.

• This new way of working will cover areas such policing, housing and transport – and also health and social care.

This means that we, along with other NHS organisations and councils in Greater Manchester are now part of a decision making group to make this happen.

The devolution of health and social care will focus on – • Joining up health and social care

services like hospitals and GP practices

• Better care in the community• More work on preventing people

getting ill• Better care for people with mental

health problems such as depression

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What is going to happen?

• The aim is that Greater Manchester will have around £6 billion to spend each year on health and social services

• A new mayor will be elected by voters in Greater Manchester in 2017 – he or she will be in charge of decisions around areas such as transport and policing, but will not have control of the money for health

• Devolution will empower local bodies to make the decisions that will lead to a real difference in the lives of Greater Manchester residents.

• Local NHS organisations will still be responsible for delivering your health services and will have a significant voice in all the decision making. Experienced health professionals, like GPs and hospital doctors, will continue to be involved in all decisions made.

• Devolution will mean we can made a bigger impact more quickly on the health of people in Greater Manchester

• By April 2016 we hope to have ‘full devolution’ and be fully up and running.

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What’s happening in (Insert)

• For the first time in (insert) all the public bodies have come together to outline their vision

• This is called a locality plan and aims to set out aims and objectives for the next five years

• Across Greater Manchester each area will have their own plan (ten in total)

• They will form part of a bigger plan for GM as a whole

• Local people will benefit from these plans.

By 2020 Greater Manchester aims to have:

• 64,000 fewer people living with chronic conditions,

• 6,000 fewer people being diagnosed with cancer

• 10% fewer visits to urgent care

• 18,000 ‘at risk’ children supported to live in stable, caring homes

• 700,000 people with chronic conditions better supported to manage their health.

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What’s in xxx locality plan

• Xxx

• Xxx

• Xxxx

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