The Provision for the Integrated Community Equipment Service (ICES)

1.1 Local Authorities (LA) and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) in Greater Manchester (GM) signed a landmark agreement with the government in February 2015 to take charge of health and social care spending and decisions in the Greater Manchester area. The strategic plan: 'Taking Charge of Health and Social Care in Greater Manchester' includes an ambition for people to take charge of - and responsibility for - managing their own health and wellbeing, whether they are well or ill. One of the changes sought is that...