neighbourhood health services
Kensington and Chelsea councillors examined the impact of the Integrated Care Board merger on local health services in November 2025.
In November 2025, the Kensington and Chelsea Adult Social Care & Health Select Committee examined the potential effects of the Integrated Care Board (ICB) merger on local healthcare services. The committee sought to understand the implications of the new ICB model for the local authority and its residents, ahead of the merger creating a single organisation for strategic commissioning across 13 London boroughs from April 2026.
Neighbourhood health services are community-based healthcare initiatives, with a pilot program establishing 43 such services nationally, including one in Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The North West London ICB merged with the North London ICB on 1 April 2026, forming a single body responsible for strategic commissioning for approximately 4.5 million residents.
Key facts
- Kensington and Chelsea's Adult Social Care & Health Select Committee examined the ICB merger's impact in November 2025. Source
- The North West London ICB merged with the North London ICB on 1 April 2026. Source
- The merged ICB is responsible for strategic commissioning across 13 London boroughs. Source
- The new ICB serves approximately 4.5 million residents. Source
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