This report was commissioned by the District Councils’ Network (DCN) in 2015. Its intention is to contribute to the understanding, assessment and development of the role of district councils in improving the health of their citizens and communities. It focuses on district councils’ role in promoting public health through some ...
Devolution of powers and funds from central to local government has emerged as one of this government’s flagship policies. Along with powers over housing, skills and transport, the 'Devo Manc' deal between the Treasury and Greater Manchester paves the way for the councils and NHS in Greater Manchester to take ...
This report looks back at past trends in NHS productivity to help us to understand how this has been done in the past and also identifies a number of opportunities for the future. The authors consider three areas - generic prescribing, length of stay and day case surgery – in ...