senior consultant social worker with the trust
Islington councillors are discussing staffing shortages at North London NHS Foundation Trust, which employs senior consultant social workers, impacting memory services.
Islington councillors discussed the impact of staffing shortages at North London NHS Foundation Trust, which employs senior consultant social workers, on memory services in October 2026. Patients are experiencing 18-week referral waits for assessments, a situation described as concerning by councillors during a Health, Wellbeing and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee meeting.
The lengthy waiting times were attributed to a supply and demand imbalance in staff capacity, with Carl Milner, Director of Comms, Marketing and Engagement for North London NHS Foundation Trust, explaining in October 2026 that current demand significantly outstrips the trust's ability to provide timely services.
Key facts
- Islington's memory services are facing an 18-week referral wait for assessments. Source
- The lengthy waiting times are attributed to a supply and demand imbalance in staff capacity. Source
- Carl Milner is Director of Comms, Marketing and Engagement for North London NHS Foundation Trust. Source
- Councillors discussed this at a Health, Wellbeing and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee meeting on 15 October 2026. Source
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