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MFT Governors winter session
I’m a member of the Council of Governors for Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT). We met last week for our December development day. The intention was to provide an overview of various strategies and programmes. The health landscape is rapidly changing in Greater Manchester. One of the…
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Impressions of a council that’s not sleeping well
Happening at the Council The Care Quality Commission visited Trafford for its inspection of Adult Social Services last week. This is a big moment for Trafford. Council Meeting last week Political Motions to council (5) Link to the Motions section on the Council meeting agenda What can I…
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Switching off from Politics and playing the music loud.
Following one of the worst council meetings I can remember and there’s been some bad ones, it was nice to confirm I’ve got tickets for Neil Young / Elvis Costello in the summer. Music is important to me. I’m still searching for a radio feed that gives me…
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Council goes Kafka
Council has been cancelling meetings during by-elections. They’ve always done it. It’s always been a problem, but we’ve worked around it. Having two consecutive by-elections has broken the system in my view, we’ve had no budget scrutiny, we’ve a huge backlog in performance reports. I have tried to…
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Pee, Poo and Paper Rules and a trip to Davyhulme Works.
In which a visit to the sewage works is both a cause of extreme local historical pride; and a trigger to rethink the extent to which we respect our drains.
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MFT gets fit for the future
The Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) council of governors reviewed its five-year strategy, emphasizing the need for a neighbourhood health service to enhance local care and reduce fragmentation. We’re supportive of this initiative, which integrates digital tools like the MyMFT App to improve patient engagement and accountability,…