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But years of austerity measures and cuts to local authority budgets have meant that hard-pressed councils are having to sell, cut or shut crucial parts of community infrastructure.
IMPORTANT *This is NOT about Manchester having only one hospital*. The ambition here is to bring all Manchester’s hospital services under one contract – in other words to require them to work together in ways which don’t currently happen.
North Manchester General Hospital
During the Conservative Party conference that took place in October 2019, Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave the ‘go ahead’ for a complete rebuild of North Manchester General Hospital (although how the project will be funded is still uncertain).
The Manchester Local Care Organisation (MLCO) is responsible for statutory community health and social care services.
In some ways, MLCO is “all the parts of health and social care which aren’t a hospital” – but it is clearly more complex than that and especially it will play a leading role in trying to change the way services and support are delivered through community based health, primary and social care services. Further information can be found on their website - https://www.manchesterlco.org/
This is the single commissioning body responsible for all health and care commissioning in Manchester. Effectively its main job is to issue two very large contracts – one for the Single Hospital Service and the other for the Local Care Organisation.
Manchester Health and Care Commissioning is a partnership between Manchester City Council and the Manchester Clinical Commissioning Group. It brings together the commissioning of health, adult social care and public health in a single partnership arrangement.
The commissioning and delivery of health and social care services in Manchester are arranged into three key pillars which are mutually dependent:
I’m back with some more social media tips! This time I’ll be looking at good old Facebook. 
Building Better Communities 2017, the competition where deserving causes and tradespeople that make a difference in their local areas can win a share of a £250,000 total prize fund.
Bupa UK Foundation’s Healthy Futures funding programme focuses on young adults aged 18 to 25. Bupa is specifically interested in projects that will have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of young adults who face ongoing health challenges, supporting and empowering them to live life to the full. 
Ford Britain Trust is committed to supporting the communities they work and live in. That’s why they have created the Ford Britain Trust in April 1975 to help fund the education and advancement of their neighbours. 
A.F. Blakemore is marking its centenary with a 1917 Heritage Grants Scheme to support good causes across its trading area. 
This year, the company’s charitable trust, the Blakemore Foundation, will be awarding a number of one-off community grants worth £1,917 each to good causes across England and Wales.
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