Michael Wood
@nhslocalgrowth.bsky.social
Linking the NHS to the local economy. Advisor to several boards. Health, regen, devo, leadership and Blackburn Rovers.
I love an explore. Ticked Stockton off the list today, discovering more about their regen plans and how health is front and centre (involves a CDC, innovation zone, tech investment, med school, public realm, housing etc). Thanks to the council for inviting me up and showing me around.
May 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I love an explore. Ticked Stockton off the list today, discovering more about their regen plans and how health is front and centre (involves a CDC, innovation zone, tech investment, med school, public realm, housing etc). Thanks to the council for inviting me up and showing me around.
Reposted by Michael Wood
Very much looking forward to the 4th webinar in our series with Michael @nhslocalgrowth.bsky.social.
The local government landscape is complex, changing – and increasingly important as we move towards a devolved, integrated model of health.
We're here to help you understand what the #devolution revolution means for the NHS. Join us on 4 June for a session on everything you need to know.
We're here to help you understand what the #devolution revolution means for the NHS. Join us on 4 June for a session on everything you need to know.
Devolution and what it means for the NHS
This webinar, the fourth in a series, unpacks the devolution revolution, including what role NHS trusts play in the new combined authority landscape.
buff.ly
May 6, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Very much looking forward to the 4th webinar in our series with Michael @nhslocalgrowth.bsky.social.
Really interesting visit to a prison today to understand better their manufacturing capability. Lots of opportunities and plenty to ponder…
April 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Really interesting visit to a prison today to understand better their manufacturing capability. Lots of opportunities and plenty to ponder…
Reposted by Michael Wood
Want to know how to work better with partners in education to advance the goals of the NHS, particularly in terms of developing a long-term talent pool?
Join our webinar on 23 April, where Michael @nhslocalgrowth.bsky.social will be joined by representatives from a school, college and University.
Join our webinar on 23 April, where Michael @nhslocalgrowth.bsky.social will be joined by representatives from a school, college and University.
April 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Want to know how to work better with partners in education to advance the goals of the NHS, particularly in terms of developing a long-term talent pool?
Join our webinar on 23 April, where Michael @nhslocalgrowth.bsky.social will be joined by representatives from a school, college and University.
Join our webinar on 23 April, where Michael @nhslocalgrowth.bsky.social will be joined by representatives from a school, college and University.
Reposted by Michael Wood
Today is a major landmark in English devolution.
Greater Manchester and the West Midlands will take control of over £1bn of funding devolved from central government on areas like transport, housing and employment support.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Greater Manchester and the West Midlands will take control of over £1bn of funding devolved from central government on areas like transport, housing and employment support.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Integrated Settlements for 2025 to 2026
Details of Integrated Settlements for 2025 to 2026
www.gov.uk
April 1, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Today is a major landmark in English devolution.
Greater Manchester and the West Midlands will take control of over £1bn of funding devolved from central government on areas like transport, housing and employment support.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Greater Manchester and the West Midlands will take control of over £1bn of funding devolved from central government on areas like transport, housing and employment support.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Really enjoyed the second @nhsconfed.org Local Growth webinar today. I get the easy task of asking the questions. We had great presentations from NHS leaders in Wolverhampton and in London. Very different places but common vision and approach. Anchor work vital in rapidly changing world.
March 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Really enjoyed the second @nhsconfed.org Local Growth webinar today. I get the easy task of asking the questions. We had great presentations from NHS leaders in Wolverhampton and in London. Very different places but common vision and approach. Anchor work vital in rapidly changing world.
Do come along later if you want to hear about great local NHS anchor work www.nhsconfed.org/events/your-...
Your role in an anchor system
This webinar, the second in a new series, looks at what it really means to be an anchor institution and how to practically maximise impact.
www.nhsconfed.org
March 26, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Do come along later if you want to hear about great local NHS anchor work www.nhsconfed.org/events/your-...
Reposted by Michael Wood
It was a pleasure to be invited to speak at this webinar.
Y-PERN Policy Director, Dr Peter O'Brien appeared on an NHS Confederation webinar recently.
The webinar touched on:
-The Local growth agenda
-Acute trusts
-Civic goals & local communities
-Devolution
-Regional powers
-The importance of networks
-Health inequalities
📖➡️https://lnkd.in/erku2Gb4
The webinar touched on:
-The Local growth agenda
-Acute trusts
-Civic goals & local communities
-Devolution
-Regional powers
-The importance of networks
-Health inequalities
📖➡️https://lnkd.in/erku2Gb4
March 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
It was a pleasure to be invited to speak at this webinar.
If it’s good enough for Taylor Swift then it’s good enough for me, @jonathan-werran.bsky.social and the @localis.bsky.social team.
March 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
If it’s good enough for Taylor Swift then it’s good enough for me, @jonathan-werran.bsky.social and the @localis.bsky.social team.
This is a good session on @wigancouncil.bsky.social’s new strategy. Missions at the heart and useful slides showing links to the various local strategies.
February 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
This is a good session on @wigancouncil.bsky.social’s new strategy. Missions at the heart and useful slides showing links to the various local strategies.
Two very different visits yesterday - a primary school in Walworth and then straight to Apple’s new HQ at Battersea Power Station - yet a similar agenda. Prevention, place and partnership. Health a key issue for leaders locally and globally.
February 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Two very different visits yesterday - a primary school in Walworth and then straight to Apple’s new HQ at Battersea Power Station - yet a similar agenda. Prevention, place and partnership. Health a key issue for leaders locally and globally.
Reposted by Michael Wood
Great news across the North today with funding confirmed for projects like British Library North in Leeds and the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool as well as devolution deals starting consultation for Cheshire & Warrington and Cumbria.
Consultations: www.gov.uk/government/n...
Consultations: www.gov.uk/government/n...
Devolution Priority Programme consultations launch
Government seeks views of people in six areas on proposals to establish mayoral combined (county) authorities.
www.gov.uk
February 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Great news across the North today with funding confirmed for projects like British Library North in Leeds and the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool as well as devolution deals starting consultation for Cheshire & Warrington and Cumbria.
Consultations: www.gov.uk/government/n...
Consultations: www.gov.uk/government/n...
Reposted by Michael Wood
Concerned about the future of your council, and wondering about the Government's reorganisation proposals? Find out more, including details of previous reorganisations, evaluations (or lack thereof) and international research at commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
Unitary local government
A briefing on unitary local government in England, proposals for creating new unitary authorities, Government policy, historical practice, and academic analysis
commonslibrary.parliament.uk
February 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Concerned about the future of your council, and wondering about the Government's reorganisation proposals? Find out more, including details of previous reorganisations, evaluations (or lack thereof) and international research at commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
Reposted by Michael Wood
'The secretary of state calls her department the “department for opportunity”, but the evidence points to a ‘department for missed opportunities’ on her watch'
feweek.co.uk/fury-as-dfe-...
feweek.co.uk/fury-as-dfe-...
Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets
Combined authorities told to expect reductions in 'already deeply diminished' adult skills funding
feweek.co.uk
February 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
'The secretary of state calls her department the “department for opportunity”, but the evidence points to a ‘department for missed opportunities’ on her watch'
feweek.co.uk/fury-as-dfe-...
feweek.co.uk/fury-as-dfe-...
Reposted by Michael Wood
The Government has written to England's authorities in two-tier areas and invited them to submit proposals for reorganisation: www.gov.uk/government/p...
Local government reorganisation: invitation to local authorities in two-tier areas
Invitation letters to local authority two-tier areas.
www.gov.uk
February 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The Government has written to England's authorities in two-tier areas and invited them to submit proposals for reorganisation: www.gov.uk/government/p...
Announcement on Devo Priority Programme. 6 areas stretching from Cumbria, down through Cheshire/Warrington, across to Norfolk/Suffolk and then south to Essex, Sussex and Hampshire. Lots of work to do to get Mayors running in a year. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Devolution revolution: six areas to elect Mayors for first time
Deputy Prime Minister brings six areas onto the Devolution Priority Programme with Mayors to be elected by May 2026 plus four new devolved institutions created.
www.gov.uk
February 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Announcement on Devo Priority Programme. 6 areas stretching from Cumbria, down through Cheshire/Warrington, across to Norfolk/Suffolk and then south to Essex, Sussex and Hampshire. Lots of work to do to get Mayors running in a year. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Reposted by Michael Wood
Today marks the first integrated settlement for Greater Manchester and the West Midlands, a landmark moment in our ambitious devolution agenda to empower local leaders and bring decision making closer to communities.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Integrated Settlements for 2025 to 2026
Details of Integrated Settlements for 2025 to 2026
www.gov.uk
January 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Today marks the first integrated settlement for Greater Manchester and the West Midlands, a landmark moment in our ambitious devolution agenda to empower local leaders and bring decision making closer to communities.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
West London tonight. 🤞 for a Rovers away win.
February 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
West London tonight. 🤞 for a Rovers away win.
What should local Health, Work and Skills plans focus on? Big questions which every local area will be asking in coming months. Good to start the day in Stevenage as we filmed the Get Hertfordshire Working webinar. System working, aligning policy and funding, connecting communities and employers.
January 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
What should local Health, Work and Skills plans focus on? Big questions which every local area will be asking in coming months. Good to start the day in Stevenage as we filmed the Get Hertfordshire Working webinar. System working, aligning policy and funding, connecting communities and employers.
*Lots* of merger talk in higher ed. This article shines a light on both the strategic principles behind one and the practicalities involved. Also interesting that health played a key role in the London merger.
NEW on Wonkhe: Debbie McVitty goes behind the scenes of the recent merger of City, University of London and St George's, University of London to find out what others can learn https://buff.ly/4hBfWEd
January 28, 2025 at 10:32 AM
*Lots* of merger talk in higher ed. This article shines a light on both the strategic principles behind one and the practicalities involved. Also interesting that health played a key role in the London merger.
Reposted by Michael Wood
On 1 May voters will be heading to the polls to elect the mayors of the West of England, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Hull and East Yorkshire, and Greater Lincolnshire.
At the @instituteforgov.bsky.social we have been building a picture of the candidates they will be choosing between. 🧵
At the @instituteforgov.bsky.social we have been building a picture of the candidates they will be choosing between. 🧵
January 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
On 1 May voters will be heading to the polls to elect the mayors of the West of England, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Hull and East Yorkshire, and Greater Lincolnshire.
At the @instituteforgov.bsky.social we have been building a picture of the candidates they will be choosing between. 🧵
At the @instituteforgov.bsky.social we have been building a picture of the candidates they will be choosing between. 🧵
Spoke at the launch of the FE and Lifelong Learning APPG yesterday about this report and the value of the college - NHS relationship. NHS leaders, give the report a read and drop your local college principal a line. 👇
Our report published today, ‘Mission accepted: the role of colleges across the government’s five missions’, shows how colleges across the country are already delivering the government's missions and have the expertise to do so much more. Read the report: www.aoc.co.uk/news-campaig...
January 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Spoke at the launch of the FE and Lifelong Learning APPG yesterday about this report and the value of the college - NHS relationship. NHS leaders, give the report a read and drop your local college principal a line. 👇
Visits the best part of the job. Monday saw a tour of Lewisham courtesy of @lewishamcouncil.bsky.social Economic Dev Team. Started at @lgtnhs.bsky.social to sample amazing Gaff coffee/food. Council supported trust to bring community focused provider into unused space. Staff and local people love it.
January 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Visits the best part of the job. Monday saw a tour of Lewisham courtesy of @lewishamcouncil.bsky.social Economic Dev Team. Started at @lgtnhs.bsky.social to sample amazing Gaff coffee/food. Council supported trust to bring community focused provider into unused space. Staff and local people love it.
Reposted by Michael Wood
Be sure to sign-up for our new series on Health Economic Partnerships led by our in-house expert Michael Wood @nhslocalgrowth.bsky.social
Monthly webinars with space for discussion on all things to do with health, economic growth, devolution, and the role of NHS trusts.
Monthly webinars with space for discussion on all things to do with health, economic growth, devolution, and the role of NHS trusts.
Michael Wood (@nhslocalgrowth.bsky.social)
Excited about this forthcoming @nhsconfed.bsky.social webinar series looking at all things local growth. Tailored for CEOs, Chairs and Directors of NHS trusts. Sign up and find out why this agenda…
buff.ly
January 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Be sure to sign-up for our new series on Health Economic Partnerships led by our in-house expert Michael Wood @nhslocalgrowth.bsky.social
Monthly webinars with space for discussion on all things to do with health, economic growth, devolution, and the role of NHS trusts.
Monthly webinars with space for discussion on all things to do with health, economic growth, devolution, and the role of NHS trusts.