The four acute NHS trusts in NW London are to come together under a single board in common from autumn 2022.
The move will strengthen collaborative decision-making and help the organisations make the most effective use of their collective resources to provide better and more equitable care across our boroughs. This will prove particularly important as the whole NHS seeks to tackle longer waiting times for planned care, and increasing pressure on urgent and emergency services.
The four trusts will remain independent organisations, and will each create a committee of their own board directors who will come together to form the new board in common. The board will meet four times a year in public, while individual trust boards will continue to meet in public at least once a year.
The new board in common will be led by Chair in common Matthew Swindells, who started in April this year. Matthew said: “Our trusts worked together with extraordinary results during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. These partnerships are helping us to see our patients more swiftly and reduce waiting times.
“The new board in common will now help us make strategic decisions together, so we can share best practice, use our resources in the best way for all our patients, and develop consistently high quality services.
“Our employees, patients, communities and other local stakeholders have a vital role to play in helping to define and shape improvements. Our new governance will help us do this - both locally and across north west London.”
Find out more about the single board in common here.
