Greater Manchester: Devolution, Health and Social Care conference - 9 Nov 2016

The TUC held a Greater Manchester: Devolution, Health and Social Care conference on 9 December 2016.

This event was set up to bring trade unions and staff from the NHS and social care sector in Greater Manchester together with representatives of the GM Health and Social Care Partnership to:

• increase awareness of the impact of devolution proposals in Greater Manchester, with particular reference to health and social care
• build members’ appetite and capacity to engage with initiatives and consultations related to health and social care in Greater Manchester
• work with members to help identify a collective trade union agenda for health and social care in Greater Manchester that informs subsequent engagement with GMCA structures such as the Workforce Engagement Forum.

The event held at the Mechanics Institute was attended by over 120 staff from a wide range of health, social care and related organisations across Greater Manchester, as well as reps and officers from the British Dental Association, BOSTU, CSP, GMB, British Dietetic Association, RCN, RCM, SCP, SoR, Unite and UNISON.

The following resources have been put together for the benefit of participants, this includes a report bringing together relevant TUC reports on devolution in Manchester along with the presentation notes from the event, all of which you can find below.