Manchester plan for 'joined-up' NHS and social care could go national

Manchester plan for 'joined-up' NHS and social care could go national A ground-breaking plan to devolve the £6bn NHS and social care budget in Greater Manchester to the region’s councils and health bodies could become the model for many parts of England. The Independent

See also:

• Discussions in Greater Manchester around a new partnership for health and social care are underway NHS England
• Our response to the proposed new partnership for health and social care in Greater Manchester The King's Fund
• RCN responds to discussions of devolved health and social care in Greater Manchester Royal College of Nursing
• Greater Manchester: The start of something big? BBC News
Can the city of Manchester save the NHS? The Daily Telegraph
• IT issues for Manchester NHS devolution E-Health Insider
• Council holding health budget for Manchester could mean further reorganisation, GPs warn GP Online
• Manchester CCGs back plans to devolve £6bn NHS budget GP Online 
• Greater Manchester councils to control £6bn of health spending - report The Guardian
• Q&A: NHS budget plans for Greater Manchester The Independent
• Devolution: Now Greater Manchester gets control of its entire £6bn NHS budget Manchester Evening News