As Andy Burnham prepares to become Prime Minister, there is growing interest in what “Manchesterism” might mean for the country. The term has already come to encompass a wide range of ideas: collective self-belief; collaboration across boundaries; devolution and subsidiarity; greater social justice; and good growth rooted in people and place. In the latest episode of Radical Reformers, I speak to Eve Holt, Head of Policy and Implementation at Greater Manchester Combined Auth

Join us to discuss Local Government Reorganisation and children's services, 30th July, 12-1PM. Over the coming weeks, decisions will be made that will have significant impact for local areas up and down the country. Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) creates a once in a lifetime opportunity to rethink how services can be governed, led and delivered to improve outcomes and focus on prevention. As councils and council services are aggregated and disaggregated, leaders must d

In this follow-up to “Who Owns Neighbourhood Health?”, Matt Carter and Anna Davey argue that the new contract architecture for Neighbourhood Health makes primary care’s positioning one of the defining questions for the model. Drawing on recent work with the GP Essex Collaborative, they explore what “primary care at the heart” actually requires, and the two key risks the design has to be built against. Picking up the argument Earlier this year we argued that Neighbourhood Heal