NEIGHBOURHOOD PARTNERSHIPS
Manchester's public services are determined to keep residents at the heart of the bid to improve services and to bring a better quality of life to Manchester's communities.
The only way to do this is to understand the different needs of Manchester's residents in relation to where they live.
Ward co-ordination:
Each of the 32 wards has a service co-ordination group that includes local councillors and public services managers and which is led by the ward co-ordinator. The group drives service improvement with a summarised three year ward plan produced in consultation with local residents. An annual action plan is also produced. Twice a year ward newsletters update residents on progress in meeting their priorities and needs.
Local Tasking and Co-ordinating (LTC): The
Manchester Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP), established in 1999, works with local communities through Local Action Partnerships (LAPs). These are partnerships of local residents, councillors and public services that work together to prevent crime by tackling local problems. They link closely with Local Tasking and Co-ordinating (LTC) and Ward Co-ordination. LTC tackles crime and disorder at neighbourhood level using locally available resources. Area police inspectors chair fortnightly meetings of local service delivery managers and deal with problems as they occur. The LTC process also includes Area Casework Panels that work with young people and their families to prevent them from falling into criminal or anti-social behaviour.
Health: Primary Care Trusts, working through the Health Inequalities thematic partnership, have adopted different means of addressing local health priorities in each of their local areas - North, South and Central Manchester.
- In North Manchester there are Health Wards where residents and health providers work together.
- In Central Manchester, Local Action Groups (LAGs) that include residents, councillors and health providers, devise action plans to meet local health needs.
- In South Manchester, the Health Living Networks engage with local people. Services are clustered to share common priorities. .