Burnham said: “Now we have the potential to get back on track and go even further, creating the right conditions for everyone to live healthier lives.
“A health commissioner will help us pioneer a radical new way of delivering public services that’s better for our communities and better for the public purse.
“We’re working with government on making Greater Manchester the blueprint for prevention.
“For too long our public services have been trapped in short-term cycles of costly crisis intervention.
“We want to show that investing in early help is a more effective way of spending public money – providing support to improve people’s lives and prevent them falling into crisis in the first place.”
Applications for the regional health commissioner role in Greater Manchester are now open.
