We believe in supporting people to live healthy lives in thriving communities.

We coordinate and commission services across 13 London boroughs to achieve better health and better lives for all.

We work together with our residents, patients, and their families to design the services that they want to see. Our aim is that everyone has fair access to health and care services that anticipate and meet their individual needs at every stage of their lives.

Background

Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) were launched in July 2022 and have a vital role in developing and coordinating work across their local system to reduce health inequalities and improve the health of their communities.

The NHS West and North London is the integrated care board responsible for deciding how the NHS budget in our area is spent and for achieving value for money in the health system. We also have a duty to improve the health of children and young people, support people to stay well and independent, help tackle preventable conditions, support those with long-term conditions or mental ill health, and care for those with multiple needs as they age.

We commission safe, effective, and efficient health services. We also support NHS trusts to make sure we are meeting national standards on, for example, waiting times for treatment, ambulance response times, personalised care and support plans, and cancer diagnosis. We support GPs in areas such as best-practice management of long-term conditions.