About the Consortium
The Greater Manchester Autism Consortium was formed by the 10 Social Services Departments of Greater Manchester (Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan) in 1998.
In 2017 the Consortium was extended to include the 10 Greater Manchester Clinical Commissioning Groups. The Greater Manchester Autism Consortium funds and steers The National Autistic Society's (NAS) Greater Manchester Autism Consortium Project which carries out a variety of tasks set by the Consortium Steering group.
The chair of the Consortium is currently Sally McIvor: Director of Commissioning (DASS) NHS HMR CCG
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AUTISM (and Transforming Care) LEADS IN GREATER MANCHESTER (updated April 2020)
LOCAL AUTHORITY/COUNCIL
BOLTON
Reuben Colton
Integrated Commissioning Manager Disabilities
Reporting to Tim Bryant, Head of Commissioning & Rachel Tanner, Director of Adult Social Care
BURY
Helen Dawson
Strategic Planning & Development Officer
Reporting to Nicola Lee
Strategic Planning & Development Lead
MANCHESTER
MCC & Manchester Local Care Organisation (MLCO)
Tracy Cullen, Assistant Director (Complex Care)
Reporting to Bernie Enright (Director of Adult Social Services)
OLDHAM
Charlotte Walker
Head of Service- Adults Learning Disability and Autism Service & Integrated Discharge Team,
Reporting to Mark Warren, Director of Adult Social Care
ROCHDALE
Mike O'Keeffe, Head of Commissioning (Mental Health and Learning Disabilities)
Reporting to Tracey Harrison, Assistant Director- Commissioning (Prevention and Adult Social Care)
Public Health and Wellbeing
SALFORD
Kerry Thornley Integrated Commissioning Manager, Learning Disabilities and Autism
NHS Salford CCG and Salford City Council Contact
Kerry.Thornley@salford.gov.uk reporting to Judd Skelton, head of Commissioning and Charlotte Ramsden, Director of Adult Social Care.
STOCKPORT
David Eckersley reporting to Mark Fitton- Director Adult Social Care;
TAMESIDE
Mark Whitehead
mark.whitehead@tameside.gov.uk
Reporting to Tameside & Glossop Health & Wellbeing Board & Autism Strategy Development Group
Line managed within the People Directorate by Sandra Whitehead (Assistant Executive Director TMBC)
TRAFFORD
The joint leads are Ric Taylor CCG: and Julie Burroughs, Commissioning Manager Trafford Council: julie.burroughs@trafford.gov.uk
Reporting to Karen Ahmed
Director of All Age Commissioning
Children, Families & Wellbeing – All Age Commissioning
WIGAN
Joint Autism Leads:-
Andrea Glasspell, Enhanced Service Manager - Provider Management and Market Development
Reporting To Joanne Willmott, Director Homes and Communities.
NHS CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUPS
Rachel Sutton
reporting to Melissa Maguinness (Director of Streaegic Commissioning, Bolton CCG/Bolton Council
Marina Nixon
Commissioning Manager reporting to Kez Hayat
Commissioning Programme Manager
MCCG & Manchester Health & Care Commissioning (MHCC)
Paul Butler, Strategic Lead for Autism
reporting to Fiona Meadowcroft, Deputy Director Integrated Care
Cliff Wilson, Commissioning Manager
and Gary Flanaghan, Senior Commissioning Business Partner
gary.flanagan@nhs.net Reports to Helen Ramsden, Interim Assistant Director of Joint Commissioning.
Tracey Harrison, Assistant Director- Commissioning (Prevention and Adult Social Care)
Public Health and Wellbeing
Kerry Thornley
Gina Evans;
Reporting to Gillian Miller, Acting Director of Commissioning
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Pat McKelvey
Commissioning Manager with lead responsibility for Tameside and Glossop CCG.
Reporting to Jess Williams, Director of Commissioning.
The joint leads are Ric Taylor CCG: and Julie Burroughs, Commissioning Manager Trafford Council: julie.burroughs@trafford.gov.uk
Sarah Marshall, Assistant Director of Commissioning & Transformation.
Reporting to Julie Crossley, Director of Commissioning & Transformation.