Outgoing Manchester council chief Sir Richard Leese will take charge of the NHS in the region as he becomes chair of a major new health board, it has been announced.
Sir Richard, who has led the council for 25 years, announced in September that he will be stepping down from that top job in December.
He will take on the leading role at the newly-established Integrated Care Board (ICB), it has been revealed today (October 13). READ MORE:Sir Richard Leese to stand down as Manchester council leader after 25 years The board will take on major responsibility in how the NHS operates in Greater Manchester.
It will run the NHS on a day-to-day basis, as well as all of the planning, and buying health and care services - known as commissioning- and the