Health Partnership News

A phased programme of work that will take Greater Manchester’s voluntary sector into a new market was launched by GMCVO on 24th January.

More details of the design of the new public health system have now been published.

The NHS Standard Contract for 2012/13 has been published and brings together the previous four core contracts into a single restructured contract.

*NB - Deadline for responses January 23rd* The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is consulting on Proposed Domains and Headline Indicators for Measuring National Wellbeing.

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), on behalf of Greater Manchester partners, submitted a Key Component bid and was awarded £4.9m from the Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF).

On 1 January 2012, the financial thresholds governing when the European Procurement Rules apply to NHS bodies procuring services, supplies and works will change.

The new NHS operating framework setting out the business and planning arrangements for the NHS in England for the next year has been published.

The new Greater Manchester Arts Health website has now been developed.

NICE will have a significant role in the development of indicators for the new Commissioning Outcomes Framework (COF) under proposals announced by the NHS Commissioning Board yesterday.

The European Portal for Action on Health Inequalities has been launched (www.health-inequalities.eu).

A free guide to commissioning and tendering for public services has been published by NAVCA and the Local Government Association.

The Government is investing £32 million in psychological therapies, including talking therapies, for children and young people with mental health problems, Care Services Minister Paul Burstow

The Department of Health has announced funding of £51 million to voluntary organisations for volunteering projects in health and social care.

This briefing, aims to help local voluntary and community organisations navigate their way through the NHS reforms.

The Department of Health has published frequently asked questions about the health and social care bill.

The top ten along with source documents can be found through the link below.

A new £12 million Capital Growth Fund offering grants and loans to social enterprises providing health and social care services in England has opened for applications.

The IMPACT Awards from GlaxoSmithKline recognise and reward charities that are doing excellent work to improve people's health.

Some charities that work in consortia to deliver public services do not check the financial health of their fellow consortia members and do not discuss the potential risks of consortium working at

Health Profiles is the Department of Health’s programme to improve availability and accessibility to heath and health-related information in England.

The Government has announced that it will make changes to its plans to modernise health and social care, following the publication of the NHS Future Forum report.

The Greater Manchester Health and Wellbeing Consortium has set up a members webpage where you can find:
• a 'Members Page' providing details of the current membership profile

The Arts and Health Network for Greater Manchester are seeking to develop a library of resources around arts and health.

The government’s proposed reforms to the health and social care system include clear aspirations for the voluntary and community sector:

The NHS Future Forum has published key recommendations to Government on the future for NHS modernisation.

The Department of Health's Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund second local grant scheme is open to applications.

A new guide to commissioning for development workers will be launched by NAVCA in early May.

The Health and Wellbeing Consortium has achieved enough membership to start bidding for contracts and is curently putting in expressions of interest for tenders.

The right to provide is part of a bigger vision for the future of public services.

On the 1st of April, Social adVentures began operating as one of the first NHS backed social enterprises commissioned to deliver innovative services in partnership with service users.