Islington is set to benefit from £400,000 in section 106 funding to improve local care assets, as announced at the North Central London Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (JHOSC) meeting on Friday, 11 July 2025.
The funding, secured as part of the NCL Local Care Estates 2025 update, will contribute to enhancing healthcare facilities and services within the borough. This investment is part of a broader effort across North Central London to improve local care infrastructure and ensure residents have access to high-quality healthcare closer to home.
Recent improvements in local care assets across North Central London were highlighted at the meeting, including the official opening of the Muswell Hill Practice, improvements to the Welbourne Centre, Torrington Park Health Centre, and the Wood Green Community Diagnostic Centre. These projects demonstrate a commitment to upgrading facilities and expanding services to meet the needs of the community.
The NCL Estates and Infrastructure Strategy 2025 update also included information on the Record Rooms Conversions Programme, which delivered 800 square metres of clinical/clinical support space with a total capital investment of £2.4 million. The Integrated Care Board (ICB) aims to invest in local care infrastructure working with partners, allocating 5% of ICS capital allocation for prioritised local care schemes. The 10-year capital pipeline forecast suggests a total capital requirement of £233 million across the region.
The ICB has developed plans for primary care estate in each borough, including new 'core' general practice premises, improvements to 'Flex One' and some 'Flex Two' sites, consideration of PCN hubs, and consideration of Integrated Neighbourhood Team hubs. A primary care baseline analysis revealed a correlation between the quality of the estate and the service the general practice can provide.
The Infrastructure Strategy aligns with NCL's Neighbourhood Care Vision, which builds on multidisciplinary teams and includes NHS providers, council teams, and the voluntary and community sector. Borough Partnership work to date suggests at least 18 neighbourhoods in NCL with populations of 60,000 – 130,000.