GM Integrated Care System (GM ICS)
GM Integrated Care System (ICS)
On the 1st of July 2022, the new statutory organisation; GM Integrated Care partnership was formed. The Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership is helping organisations work better together with people and communities. This will allow each local area to join up their services in a way that’s
best for their local communities, while the partnership, brings everyone together to share the overarching decisions, making sure care is fair across the region.
Further information can be found here.
In Greater Manchester the GMHSCP (Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership) have been working as an ICS for the last five years.
The creation of a statutory Integrated Care Partnership and Integrated Care Board from April 2022 will formalise these arrangements and allow them to evolve to deliver even better health and care for the people of Greater Manchester. The GM ICS will operate at neighbourhood, locality and Greater Manchester level. Click here to read the full briefing document
Further information is also available on the ICS development and next steps report
Launch of the Greater Manchester ICP Strategy and Joint Forward Plan
Greater Manchester ICP Board has signed off the Joint Forward Plan, which is the delivery plan for Greater Manchester’s Integrated Care Partnership’s Strategy.
Their aim is that Greater Manchester becomes a place where everyone can live a good life. They can grow up, get on and grow old in a greener, fairer and more prosperous city region.
Stakeholder briefing public launch of the GMICP Strategy
To make the strategy more accessible and easier to digest, a number of materials are now available, bringing the 50-page document to life. This includes a 16-page summary and leaflet.
We encourage contractors to read these summary documents to gain an understanding about local plans moving forward.
Primary Care Blueprint Engagement Update
The PC Blueprint seeks to define and explain the vision and plans for Primary Care Greater Manchester aligned to support the delivery of the agreed ICP strategy over the next 5 years.
- In April 2023, the engagement draft was developed via the ICB and the wider system with assigned chapter leads from PC, locality lead and GM Primary Care leads from Community Pharmacy, Dentistry, Optometry and General Practice.
- There is ongoing consultation with wider stakeholders until the end of June to agree the draft narrative.
- A summary document has been produced to support engagement and keep all stakeholders up to date.
The document has been co-authored by Greater Manchester Primary Care Provider Board (PCB) and NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care (NHS GM), and has been circulated to dentistry, general practice, pharmacy and optometry networks.
It is also being discussed at all 10 Locality Boards across Greater Manchester.
GMLPC and CPPB are currently providing feedback on the draft document with Dentistry, Optometry and General Practice.
