Welcome to the Greater Manchester (GM) Public Health Practice Unit
Our purpose is to create excellence in public health practice and improve the health of the people who live and work in Greater Manchester.
The GM Public Health Practice Unit was established by the Greater Manchester Association of Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) in November 2007, to ensure that public health knowledge and skills are used to underpin decisions that impact on the health and lives of the people of Greater Manchester.
We are actively engaged in supporting NHS Greater Manchester (Cluster) and the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) during the transition from PCTs to clinical commissioning consortia and Local Authority-based public health functions.
We believe public health is everyone’s business and we work in partnership with NHS commissioners, Local Authorities, Universities, service providers and local communities to address issues about health, policy, practice and services.
The GM Public Health Practice Unit offers generic skills: in research, critical appraisal, systematic reviews, knowledge management, epidemiology, health economics, systems and project management and service redesign.
Our delivery plan is based on the principles of lean thinking. We have a core team of four people, supplemented by additional expertise tailored to meet the requirements of our work programme.
For further information please contact Dr Soraya Meah.
