The Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership Board was scheduled to discuss several key public health strategies, including a new suicide prevention plan and a dementia strategy, alongside an update on NHS reforms and a campaign to combat racism within health and care settings. The meeting's agenda also included a review of the Integrated Care Partnership Board's strategy meetings and the approval of previous minutes.

ICPB Strategy Meetings Update

The Board was scheduled to receive an update on the Integrated Care Partnership Board (ICPB) strategy meetings, which are designed to facilitate in-depth discussions on key workstreams and progress publicly agreed actions. These meetings also shape the papers presented to the main ICPB meetings. The report was to be presented by Councillor Thomas Robinson and Edna Robinson, Co-Chairs of the ICPB Strategy Meetings.

Update on NHS Reforms

A verbal update was scheduled to be provided by Colin Scales, Acting Chief Executive of NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care, concerning ongoing NHS reforms.

Anti Racism Campaign - No Space for Racism

A significant portion of the meeting was dedicated to the No Space for Racism campaign. The report, authored by Evelyn Asante-Mensah, Independent Chair of the Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic Assembly, NHS England North West Region; Claudette Elliot, Chair of Pennine Care Foundation Trust; Majid Hussain, Director of Equality and Inclusion, NHS GM; and Eve Holt, Head of Policy and Implementation, GMCA, was to outline the campaign's launch, its website, and an accompanying asset pack and communications toolkit. The report was expected to detail the insights and context that shaped the campaign, highlight emerging workstreams, and describe the overall delivery approach. It was also intended to detail progress in aligning the health and care anti-racism programme with wider Greater Manchester initiatives on racial equity, inclusion, and community cohesion, aiming for a unified system-wide contribution to the Greater Manchester Strategy. The recommendations included public endorsement and participation in sharing campaign materials, advocacy for the underpinning pillars of work, and the establishment of a new working group to coordinate anti-racism efforts.

GM Suicide Prevention Strategy 2026 - 2030

The Board was scheduled to consider the Greater Manchester Suicide Prevention Strategy for 2026-2030. The report, presented by Judd Skelton, GM Strategic Commissioning Lead – Suicide Prevention & Bereavement Support, NHS GM, was to provide an overview of the current suicide prevention landscape in Greater Manchester, detailing how the city region is strengthening its response to this public health challenge. It was to summarise recent trends, outline the governance and strategic structures supporting coordinated activity, and present the key priorities of the updated action plan. The recommendations included supporting a continued focus on suicide prevention, considering the action plan, and encouraging elected representatives to engage with local suicide prevention structures. The strategy itself highlighted a downward trend in suspected suicides in Greater Manchester, contrasting with the national picture, and outlined a vision for a city region where suicide is not seen as an answer, stigma is challenged, and support is readily available. The action plan detailed specific initiatives targeting various at-risk groups, including children and young people, men, older adults, and those in contact with the criminal justice system, as well as focusing on population-level risks such as financial difficulty and social isolation.

GM Dementia Strategy - Priorities and Challenges

The meeting was also set to address the GM Dementia Strategy, with a report from Gill Walters, Senior Programme Manager, Dementia United, NHS GM Integrated Care. This report was to outline the current challenges and opportunities related to dementia nationally and locally, and detail ongoing work. Dementia United's ambition is to improve the experience of diagnosis and living with dementia in Greater Manchester. The report was to present data on dementia diagnosis rates, care planning, and antipsychotic prescribing across Greater Manchester, highlighting both areas of strength and variations. It was also to showcase innovative work, including the development of Dementia Hubs and Navigators, the Manchester Brain Health Centre as a prevention demonstrator, and collaborations with Adult Social Care on initiatives like 'Shared Lives'. The report was to endorse the four key pillars of the Greater Manchester Dementia Programme: Equity and System Quality Improvement, Dementia and Live Well, Brain Health and Prevention, and Research and Innovation.

ICPB Strategy Meetings Update

A report from Councillor Thomas Robinson and Edna Robinson, Co-Chairs of the ICPB Strategy Meetings, was scheduled to provide a high-level update on the business and agreed recommendations from the January and February 2025 strategy meetings. These meetings focus on key work requiring system discussion and shape papers for the main ICPB meetings. The report was expected to cover discussions on organisational change, the dementia strategy, and the anti-racism campaign.

Minutes of the meeting of the Integrated Care Partnership Board held on 12 December 2025

The Board was scheduled to consider the approval of the minutes from its previous meeting held on 12 December 2025.

Date and time of next meeting

The date and time of the next meeting was scheduled to be confirmed.