Council departments

Integrated Care and Health Directorate

Director

Director of Health and Care (Director of Adult Social Care and Deputy Place lead) - Nichola Thompson

Nichola Thompson

Nichola Thompson - Director of Integrated Care and Health (DASS)
Email: nichola.thompson@rochdale.gov.uk

Responsibilities include: 

  • Adult Social Care
  • Rochdale Borough Safeguarding Adults Board (RBSAB)
  • Prevention
  • Commissioning
  • Market development
  • Integrated commissioning
  • Mental Health Act
  • Disabled facilities grants and home improvement agency
  • Interim Place Lead for the Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board

Assistant Director, Adult Social Care Operations

Martin Lawton - Assistant Director, Adult Social Care Operations (Deputy DASS)
Email: martin.lawton@rochdale.gov.uk

Responsibilities include:

  • Integrated neighbourhood teams
  • Occupational therapy
  • Acute flow and hospital hub
  • Front door access point
  • Preparing for adulthood
  • Community mental health teams
  • Approved mental health professional service
  • Short Term Assessment and Reablement Service (STARS)
  • Training and safeguarding
  • Emergency duty team
  • Transformation

Assistant Director, Adult Social Care Commissioning and Prevention

Hayley Ashall - Assistant Director, Adult Social Care Commissioning and Prevention.
Email: hayley.ashall@rochdale.gov.uk

Responsibilities include:

  • All age commissioning
  • Integrated commissioning
  • Contract management
  • Quality assurance
  • Home Improvement Agency
  • Contracts, performance and governance
  • Personal budget team
  • Financial wellbeing team

Contact the council

Telephone: Click to call 01706 647474

Address: Rochdale Borough Council
Number One Riverside
Smith Street
Rochdale OL16 1XU