 Royal Assent of Health and Care Act 2022
The Health and Care Act 2022 has completed the parliamentary process and received Royal Assent.
This is a welcome and important step on the journey towards establishing Integrated Care Systems on a statutory footing, which will take place on Friday 1 July 2022 as communicated in the NHS 2022/23 priorities and operational planning guidance, and enabling more collaborative ways of working across the health and care system.
This next phase of system development continues and builds on the evolution of local partnerships and collaborative ways of working over several years, with the first ICSs created in 2018, emerging from Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships. The vision for greater integration was laid out in the Five Year Forward View and further cemented by the NHS Long Term Plan in 2019.
Final formal consultation briefing on Tuesday 10 May
Colleagues who received the invite but weren’t able to attend the previous formal consultation briefings can now attend the final briefing session on Tuesday 10 May,
1 - 2pm. To attend, please register on the event registration page. You can also submit any questions that you’d like answered on the day when you register.
If you think you should have received the mail but haven’t, please get in touch with HR at hrtransations.manchester@nhs.net.
The recording from the previous events can be found here on ERNIE.
Meet the NHS GM Integrated Care leadership teams
Staff Briefing
The first NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Leadership staff briefing will take place on Tuesday 10 May from 9 – 10am.
Chief Executive designate, Mark Fisher and members of the wider leadership team will introduce themselves and welcome you to the new organisation. The briefing will be a
MS Teams live event and there will be opportunities to ask questions ahead of, or during, the session. More information on how to contribute will be shared soon and a link to the event will be shared closer to the time.
Connect and Reflect
The next Connect and Reflect on Wednesday 11 May will be attended by Manchester City Council Chief Executive, Joanne Roney OBE. It will be great to have Joanne as she will be Manchester’s Place-Based Lead as part of the NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care.
If you haven't already, please register for the event and ask any questions using the event registration page.
If you have any accessibility requirements to be able to attend the meeting, please email the Communications inbox to let us know what they are.
MHCC Celebration Event updates
We are less than three weeks away from the MHCC Celebration Event. Please can everyone ensure that they have sent in their RSVP using the Surveymonkey link - surveymonkey.co.uk/r/MHCC-Party-RSVP. This will help us with arrangements for any special dietary requirements, reasonable adjustments, and car parking needs for the day.
The charity raffle
Thank you to everyone who has participated in the charity raffle to raise money for Manchester Refugee Support Network and Andy's Man Club.
There are several fantastic prizes up for grabs which include:
- Hospitality tickets for Ed Sheeran concert at the Etihad Stadium on Friday 10 June 2022
- Manchester City Tunnel Club Premier tickets for a category C game during the 2022/23 season
To ensure everyone has an equal chance of winning, you are invited to buy one £5 raffle ticket per person. Learn more about buying a raffle ticket and how the winners will be drawn on ERNIE.
Team photos for the celebration event
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As part of the celebrations, we are collecting photos of teams across MHCC. These can be from a team night-out, volunteering activity, or from any formal or informal event by MHCC in the past few years.
To send a recent photo of the team, you can use any of the following methods:.
- Screenshot during a Teams call (quick lesson here) and upload on ERNIE.
- Upload individual photos of team members on ERNIE. It would work best if someone from the team volunteered, so there's a single point of contact.
- A photo session with the whole team in Parkway 3. Email the Communications team to discuss availability of photographer this week.
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England Manager and football managers across leagues back suicide prevention partnership
England Manager, Gareth Southgate has backed a partnership, led by the League Managers Association (LMA) and the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, which aims to help prevent suicide - as it was rolled out across the country following a successful 2021 launch in Greater Manchester.
The Shining a Light on Suicide campaign is an award-winning campaign that works to bring the word suicide out of the dark, so that everyone can confidently start open and honest conversations about suicide and suicidal feelings. Click the image above to watch the video where Gareth Southgate talks about why he got involved with this campaign.
Together we can help prevent suicide. Take the free Zero Suicide Alliance 20-minute training to learn how to save a life. Find out more at shiningalightonsuicide.org.uk.
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New digital mental health services in GM
Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership has commissioned instant access digital mental health support across Greater Manchester for everyone aged 10+. These services provide free, safe and anonymous online mental health support whenever you need it. There are no waiting lists for support and no referral needed. Access to these platforms is available instantly 24/7.
Go to Kooth.com (10-25) or Qwell.io (26+) to get started today.
Support available includes:
- Live chat or messaging with qualified mental health professionals (Monday to Friday: 12pm - 10pm, Saturday and Sunday: 6pm - 10pm)
- Self help tools and activities
- Online community
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Free stop smoking support – help get the word out!
More than 300 people from NHS organisations in Manchester, including many in MHCC have already signed up and are already well on their way to becoming #smokefree. This offer is still open and to start your quit journey, download the Smoke Free app to your smartphone using the QR code on ERNIE or find the link at smokefreeapp.com/gmnhs. You can find out more on makesmokinghistory.co.uk/NHSoffer or click the image to watch a short animation about it.
Please spread the word about the offer to friends and colleagues at work who may benefit from it.
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