NHS London
Encyclopedia
NHS London is a strategic health authority
of the National Health Service
in England
. It operates in the London
region, which is coterminous with the local government office region
.
NHS London provides strategic leadership for all of the NHS health services in the capital. NHS London overall responsibility for the performance of 31 primary care trusts (PCTs), which now sit in 6 clusters, 20 acute trusts, three mental health trusts and the London Ambulance Service. A further 16 trusts in London are self-governing as foundation trusts.
Its first Chair was George Greener, who was replaced after his resignation in September 2008 with Sir Richard Sykes. Its Chief Executive is Ruth Carnall.
Richard Sykes resigned as Chair in May 2010 over the incoming government's
decision to halt planned hospital reorganisations in London, which included closure of A&E and maternity units and the building of new polyclinic
s.
Professor Mike Spyer , became the Interim Chair of the Board in 2010 and was confirmed as as the permanent chair in 2011.
The Healthcare for London strategy has been discontinued since the change of government in May 2010, however a number of pan-London NHS programmes remain within London Health Programmes http://www.londonhp.nhs.uk/
NHS Strategic Health Authority
NHS strategic health authorities are part of the structure of the National Health Service in England. Each SHA is responsible for enacting the directives and implementing fiscal policy as dictated by the Department of Health at a regional level. In turn each SHA area contains various NHS trusts...
of the National Health Service
National Health Service (England)
The National Health Service or NHS is the publicly funded healthcare system in England. It is both the largest and oldest single-payer healthcare system in the world. It is able to function in the way that it does because it is primarily funded through the general taxation system, similar to how...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It operates in the London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
region, which is coterminous with the local government office region
Regions of England
In England, the region is the highest tier of sub-national division used by central Government. Between 1994 and 2011, the nine regions had an administrative role in the implementation of UK Government policy, and as the areas covered by elected bodies...
.
NHS London provides strategic leadership for all of the NHS health services in the capital. NHS London overall responsibility for the performance of 31 primary care trusts (PCTs), which now sit in 6 clusters, 20 acute trusts, three mental health trusts and the London Ambulance Service. A further 16 trusts in London are self-governing as foundation trusts.
Its first Chair was George Greener, who was replaced after his resignation in September 2008 with Sir Richard Sykes. Its Chief Executive is Ruth Carnall.
Richard Sykes resigned as Chair in May 2010 over the incoming government's
Cameron Ministry
David Cameron is Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, after being invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a new government after the resignation as Prime Minister of Gordon Brown on 11 May 2010. Leading a coalition government formed by the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats, the coalition...
decision to halt planned hospital reorganisations in London, which included closure of A&E and maternity units and the building of new polyclinic
Polyclinic
Polyclinics in England are intended to offer a far greater range of services than can be offered by current general practitioner practices and local health centres. In addition to traditional GP services they would offer extended urgent care, healthy living services, community mental health...
s.
Professor Mike Spyer , became the Interim Chair of the Board in 2010 and was confirmed as as the permanent chair in 2011.
Healthcare for London
In December 2006 NHS London asked Professor Sir Ara Darzi to "develop a strategy to meet Londoners' health needs over the next five to ten years". The report Healthcare for London: A Framework for Action was published on 11 July 2007.The Healthcare for London strategy has been discontinued since the change of government in May 2010, however a number of pan-London NHS programmes remain within London Health Programmes http://www.londonhp.nhs.uk/