Health Commission
The Greater Manchester Health Commission is the formal partnership made up of leading representatives from Greater Manchester's Councils, NHS Trusts, and the Higher Education Sector, who are working together to secure improved health and tackle health inequalities in the region.
Visit www.greatermanchesterhealth.org.uk for more information
What Are We?
To counter this, the Greater Manchester Health Commission was set up in 2007 to improve the health of the two and a half million people living in Greater Manchester. The Commission is the formal partnership made up of leading representatives from Greater Manchester’s Councils, NHS Trusts, and the Higher Education Sector, who are working together to put right and tackle health inequalities in the city region.
The Greater Manchester Health Commission’s vision is of a Greater Manchester with improved life expectancy, health, and well-being, and reduced inequalities.
Who Are We?
GM Health Commission members:-
Cllr Cliff Morris (Chair), Leader of Bolton Council
Cllr Glynn Evans, Manchester CC
Cllr Bob Caserta, Bury Council
Cllr John Pantall, Stockport Council
Cllr Jean Ashworth, Rochdale Council
Cllr Keith Cunliffe, Wigan Council
Prof Eileen Fairhurst, NHS Salford
Alan Stephenson, Chair of Ashton Leigh and Wigan PCT
John Pierce, Chair of Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale PCT
Pam Senior, NHS Bolton
Mike Greenwood, NHS Stockport
Associate Members:-
Alan Moran, Pennine Care FT, Non-Exec Director
Mary Wyham, Northwest Ambulance Service
Vince Ramprogus, Manchester Metropolitan University
Our Priorities
The Health Commission has selected as its focus some key areas that are most likely to harm the health of its 2.5 million citizens
These are:
• Alcohol
• Cancer
• Coronary Heart Disease
• Health Inequalities
• Unhealthy Weight
• Mental ill-health
• Tobacco
The Commission is focusing on these areas of work, whilst also tackling wider cross-cutting areas that are having a direct effect on the quality of health, including worklessness, air quality and fuel poverty.
A lot of excellent work is already underway across Greater Manchester, and work on the key areas most likely to harm citizen’s health is already underway. The Commission’s work reflects the drive and focus for a healthier Greater Manchester with improved health,well-being and reduced inequalities.
News
A lot of excellent work is already underway across Greater Manchester, and work on the key areas most likely to harm citizen’s health is already underway. The Commission’s work reflects the drive and focus for a healthier Greater Manchester with improved health,well-being and reduced inequalities. Though there is still much work to do, the Commission has already achieved
some early successes including
Highlighting the issue of unit pricing for alcohol with coverage in the national, regional and local media.
Raising the profile of the issue of child obesity with news stories and features in more than 50 national and regional newspapers and on the web.
Influencing local organisations to adopt tackling fuel poverty as one of their key objectives.The Commission set itself a challenge to combat fuel poverty for vulnerable people, and promoted affordable warmth schemes.
To find out more and to see the Health Commission's news archive visit www.greatermanchesterhealth.org.uk
Meeting papers
Contact us
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