NHS London - Welcome to our region

NHS London is one of ten Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs) in England. It was established in July 2006 to lead the local NHS. Its goal is to improve the commissioning of health services for local populations, thereby improving health, reducing health inequalities and promoting patient choice and access to quality healthcare.

NHS London was formed from the five previous London SHAs; North West London; North Central London; North East London; South East London and South West London. . We are accountable for the performance of 31 primary care trusts (PCTs); 25 acute trusts; six mental health trusts and the London Ambulance Trust. There are a further seven acute and four mental health trusts in London which are foundation trusts (FTs), regulated by a national body called Monitor.

World-class care and treatment

NHS London is committed to leading innovation in clinical services, teaching and research to bring world-class care and treatment to patients.

Healthcare for London, which is looking at whole system of health and healthcare, provides an opportunity to put innovation and best practice at the heart of future NHS services to ensure high-quality care for all Londoners. Three of the five national Academic Health Science Centres are to be based in London.

The health reforms in train through Healthcare for London will level up the difference in quality of healthcare provision across London to meet world-class standards set by a number of our trusts.

Our vision

Our vision is world-class health and healthcare for Londoners.

Our role is to:

Provide strategic leadership for the NHS in London
Build a sustainable, affordable and innovative health service in London
Ensure health resourcing tackles inequalities and shifts the balance of resources towards community services
Encourage the NHS in London to work in partnership with stakeholders

How will NHS London deliver value?

Work in partnership with pan-London organisations to improve health and reduce health inequalities
Operate a PCT Commissioning Regime to enable the commissioning of world-class healthcare
Operate a Provider Management Regime to promote and ensure high-performing autonomous providers
Create value by developing the processes and incentives to ensure more effective, efficient and equitable use of NHS resources
Support NHS employers to attract, retain and develop a high-quality workforce with appropriate skills
Build the reputation of the NHS in London
NHS London to be a high-performing, exemplar organisation that makes a positive corporate and social contribution

High Quality Care for All – “One year on”

Innovation in stroke and trauma care will save hundreds of lives

Stroke and major trauma care could be revolutionised in London if new proposals currently out to public consultation are adopted…

Diabetes care in London to be transformed

Diabetes is one of the biggest health issues affecting over 350,000 people in the capital, and the number is set to rise with a further 200,000 diabetes sufferers expected to be diagnosed over the next 20 years…

Percutaneous Implantable Cardiac Support (PICS)

Professor Theodosios Alexander, Professor Martin Rothman & Dr Thomas Keeble Barts and The London NHS Trust...

FRED & FREDA

Richard Webber, Paul Webster, Bill Fairclough & Rony Zaman London Ambulance Service NHS Trust...

Radiolabelled Drug Production Service

Dr Will Drake Barts and The London NHS Trust...

The Listen Ear Programme

Claire Topping, Karen Rowe, Janette Goss & Kirilly Woodroffe Islington Primary Care Trust

Heart on Their Sleeves

Anthony Scrafton, Brenda McHugh & Neil Dawson Central & North West London NHS Trust...

5-Fluorouracil (5FU) Pharmacogenetics

Anthony Marinaki & Purine Team Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust...

Contact us

Daniel Pople, communications manager, NHS London: 020 7932 2675 daniel.pople@london.nhs.uk

Our partners

HIECS

Health Innovation and Education Clusters, known as HIECs, are formal partnerships between NHS organisations, leading medical education institutes, industry and academia. Their purpose is to promote innovation, quality and productivity in the NHS through the training and education of healthcare staff to develop and share best practice across the capital. Three out of 17 Health Innovation and Education are based in London. The HIECs will each look at different pathways for Healthcare for London.

North East London, North Central London and Essex HIEC, led by Queen Mary University of London, will focus on the Staying Healthy Pathway with a special interest in:

Protection and prevention of ill health (e.g. 3 areas of applied health research: (i) implementation of the ‘Polypill’ strategy for preventing heart attacks and strokes in people 55 years and over (ii) reducing obesity in young people (iii) screening to identify individuals with Familial Hypercholesterolemia - the most common genetic cause of heart disease in young people);

Acute care: in particular, maternity, by mapping to existing neonatal networks. The networks will be configured to provide genuine user choice between midwifery run birthing units, community midwife provided services and obstetrician provided clinics/units); and

Long Term Conditions (with a special interest in Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), aiming to develop an integrated care pathway model for COPD).

North West London HIEC, led by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will focus on the cancer and chronic heart failure pathways.

In cancer the HIEC aims to work with GP’s with Special Interests in diagnosing heart failure and to set up multi-disciplinary teams. Also with regards to cancer, the ‘Hospital to Home’ scheme for palliative care situations (endorsed by NHS London) can potentially be rolled out across London.

The South London HIEC, led by Kings College London, will focus on the following four pathways:

Diabetes – rolling out the DESMOND project to develop the national curriculum to suit special dietary habits and lifestyles.
Mental Heath - working with South London and Maudsley MHT with a focus on Dementia and Schizophrenia. For example, by rolling out memory clinics (the Croydon model) for people with Dementia.

Stroke care - the emphasis is on rolling out the national Stepping Out programme.
Infectious Diseases –reducing spread of viruses such C.Difficile and MRSA in hospitals.

HIEC press release

Academic Health Science Centres (AHSCs)

Three of the five Academic Health Science Centres (AHSCs) in the UK confirmed in March 2009 are based in London. All five were chosen by a panel of internationally renowned clinicians and researchers for demonstrating international excellence in biomedical research, education and patient care. The AHSCs in London are Imperial College London, King's Health Partners and University College London Partners.

Press release click here

Participation in the EXPO

NHS London will be show casing a number of case studies at the Expo that will highlight the innovations which we are implementing across the capital.

• The UK’s first Academic Health Science Centres

In March 2009, healthcare innovation in London took a leap forward as it was announced that three of the UK’s first Academic Health Science Centres would be based in the capital…

Innovation news

World leaders in medical innovations conference 2009...

NHS London proud to support Innovation Week...

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Visitor Information

ExCeL London is an international exhibition and convention centre, located in the heart of London's Royal Docks, within easy reach of central London.

The venue is part of a 100 acre campus, including 3 onsite DLR stations, easy access to the Jubilee Line and London City Airport, parking, on-site hotels and numerous on-site bars and restaurants.