Welcome
Welcome to our community update. This is NHS North West London's newsletter for local community and voluntary groups.Please help us by sharing the relevant content in your community newsletters and email updates aimed at your members and residents. You may also use this wording in social media posts. Images and some campaign materials in different languages are available on our resources page.
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Launch of Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England
The Government’s new NHS 10 Year Health Plan ‘Fit for the Future’ has been published.
The plan is based on three shifts to improve patient care:
- analogue to digital,
- hospital to communities and
- sickness to prevention.
Read the press release and learn more about what this will mean for residents.
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Expressions of interest for representatives to join the NHS North West London reference group for reducing inequalities in community specialist palliative care services
NHS North West London are looking for volunteer representatives to join our reference group for reducing inequalities in community specialist palliative care (CSPC) services.
This reference group seeks to bring together diverse community voices from across north west London to understand people’s experiences and feedback with regard to reducing inequalities in CSPC services.
This group will support and steer the work of a working group with representation from health and care professionals, which focusses on sharing best practice and identifying inequalities and ways to address these. This will include helping to share the direction and priorities of the group as well as reviewing and feeding back on outputs from the group.
The group is currently scheduled to meet for 1 hour, every 6 weeks. The meeting is virtual on Microsoft Teams.
There is an application deadline of 8 August 2025. Learn more about what the role requires and how to apply.
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Staying safe during the heat
At this time of year most of us look forward to some warm, sunny weather and the chance to spend time outdoors, but it’s important to remember that some people struggle to cope in the heat.
We can all take precautions that allow us to enjoy the hot weather safely and help people who might be more vulnerable as the temperatures rise.
Find out about who is at most risk and what precautions people can take.
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Independent report published following public consultation on adult community specialist palliative care in north west London
NHS North West London has today published an independent report analysing feedback from a public consultation on two proposed options to improve adult community specialist palliative and end-of-life care in our community.
The consultation, carried out by NHS North West London earlier this year, asked residents, carers, clinicians, and community organisations for their views on two possible options for future service delivery. The proposals aim to ensure high-quality, compassionate care is available to more people, closer to home, and in line with what matters most to patients and families.
Third Sector Together (3ST), a partnership of voluntary and community sector organisations, was commissioned to carry out the independent analysis of consultation responses. Their report provides a detailed summary of the feedback received and the key themes raised by local people, particularly around access, quality, equity, and the importance of culturally appropriate care.
The two options consulted on were:
- Option A (preferred option): Fully implement the proposed model of care, including 46 new enhanced end-of-life care beds across North West London, while maintaining the current number of existing hospice beds. The Pembridge Palliative Care Inpatient Unit would not reopen. This option would be quicker and easier to deliver and would benefit more people across the region overall
- Option B: Fully implement the proposed model, including the 46 new enhanced end-of-life care beds, and reopen the Pembridge Palliative Care Inpatient Unit. To do this, there would need to be a reduction in hospice beds elsewhere, and delivery would take longer due to the need to recruit specialist palliative care consultants and 35 additional staff.
Following an independent review of the consultation feedback, 3ST concluded that Option A was the preferred choice of the majority.
NHS North West London would like to thank everyone who took part in the consultation, especially individuals who shared personal experiences of end-of-life care. The findings will help shape the final decision on the future model of care, helping ensure that services are equitable, responsive, and built around the needs of our diverse communities.
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NHS North West London Board meeting in public
The next NHS North West London Board meeting in public. This meeting will be held on the afternoon of Wednesday 23 July 2025. The meeting will be livestreamed.
Members of the public are able to submit questions in advance. There will be a 15-minute session at the end of the meeting to address as many pre-submitted questions as possible. Board papers will be published and available before the meeting.
We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all local residents and stakeholders whose invaluable support and collaboration have helped us reach this significant stage.
Further details and joining instructions will be published on our website.
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Meet our involvement team at an event near you
The NHS North West London involvement team attends a range of meetings and events with different communities and residents across our eight boroughs.
Find out more about these events and those taking place in other boroughs.
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