As Covid restrictions ended in many settings across England on 19 July, our highest priority remains the safety of staff, patients and visitors. Public Health England’s infection prevention control guidelines and hospital visiting guidance remain in place for all staff and visitors across all health services to ensure patients and staff are protected. This means that everyone visiting hospitals, GP practices, dentists, optometrists and pharmacies in North Central London (NCL) must continue to wear a face covering and follow social distancing rules, unless they are unable to do so for medical reasons.

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.

Mike Cooke has been appointed as the senior health and care chair to lead North Central London's emerging Integrated Care System (ICS).