News Summary of Collaboration and Shared Services from 30th November 2016

There’s a new collaborative working acronym in health LCOs (Local Care Organisations), but currently only in the Greater Manchester Region. The link to the article is the first of your collaborative news items.

LCOs, is a term developed to describe how the region will secure a “proactive, preventative population health model”.

So, this adds to the collaborative “prevent”, or “early action”, models of upstream collaborative working. These are where the actions of one partner (or partners) upstream, reduces the demand for the services of others who are downstream.

There is a really good article on upstream collaborations on page 23 of the new edition of Collaborative Transformation Magazine. You can download a free copy by clicking here.

Here is your collaborative news and job vacancies, for the last seven days….

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Devolution

Manchester submits LCO bid as integrated planning moves forward

The process of setting up local care organisations (LCOs) as part of Greater Manchester’s (GM’s) health devolution is progressing smoothly, with Manchester being the latest of the region’s 10 localities to submit development proposals. Read more >>>

 

£450m Greater Lincolnshire devolution deal collapses

The Greater Lincolnshire devolution deal worth £450 million looks set to be off for good after it has been formally rejected by two of the ten local authorities. Read more >>>

Norfolk and Suffolk devolution deal latest to be withdrawn

Communities and local government secretary Sajid Javid has withdrawn the Norfolk and Suffolk devolution deal after it was rejected by local councils. Read more >>>

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Local Government

Devolution and collaboration inquiry for district councils launched

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for district councils launched an inquiry yesterday to examine district councils’ opportunities for collaboration and devolution. Read more >>>

Comment: Partnerships are pathway to transformational change

Birmingham City Council's planning director Waheed Nazir explains the importance of partnerships between private companies and public bodies in moving the city forward. Read more >>>

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