We are pleased to tell you that, following a robust process, North Central London’s current chair, Mike Cooke, should be the NHS Integrated Care Board chair designate for North Central London (NCL) and be ready to take up the post from April 2022, following confirmation of the plans by Parliament. The next stage of this process will be the confirmation of the ICS Chief Executive and Chief Finance Officer, with this process expected to commence next month.

In spite of operating in very challenging times we are working hard to provide residents with access to faster and more convenient diagnostic testing. Over the summer additional diagnostic capacity, hosted by Royal Free London, opened at Finchley Memorial Hospital providing a range of tests for residents in NC

We are absolutely thrilled to share the news that over a million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have now been given to North Central London’s residents, helping to provide vital protection to our communities against the virus. This is a highly impressive achievement, and one which has only been made possible thanks to the hard work and collaboration of health and care staff and volunteers from partner organisations across our five boroughs. We are extremely grateful for everyone’s contributions and have launched a new campaign to say 'thanks a million' to those who have worked around the clock to deliver the vaccine across our patch.

North London Partners in health and care, north central London’s Sustainability and Transformation Partnership, has announced that, following a full recruitment process, Rob Hurd has been appointed to the role of System Lead. This follows the decision to separate the roles of Sustainability and Transformation Partnership Convenor and Accountable Officer of NCL Clinical Commissioning Groups.