Bromley integrator approved to help deliver neighbourhood health services in south east London
The South East London Integrated Care Board (SEL ICB) has approved the appointment of Bromley’s neighbourhood health service integrator.
With Bromley now confirmed, five of SEL ICB’s six boroughs, including Bexley, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark, have appointed their integrators. This signifies a key development in south east London’s delivery of a neighbourhood health service, as set out in the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan and London’s Target Operating Model and Case for Change.
- The One Bromley Partnership, set up as a neighbourhood provider group with members from the One Bromley Executive, will serve as the integrator for Bromley Place. King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will host the arrangement.
Integrators are organisations within each borough that will provide the core infrastructure to support effective integrated neighbourhood team working as it develops, ensuring services are tailored to meet local community needs and operate smoothly across organisational boundaries. Their role is critical in creating cohesive, proactive, targeted, and sustainable services that place individuals and communities at the centre.
Andrew Bland, Chief Executive Officer for NHS South East London, said: “We are making great strides towards delivering neighbourhood health services that prioritise local communities. With integrators now in place across five of our six boroughs, I am proud to say we are close to completing the local infrastructure needed to support neighbourhood working across south east London, with Greenwich due to follow suit imminently.”
In Bromley, the award-winning Bromley Child Health Integrated Partnership (BCHIP) programme has demonstrated the benefits of neighbourhood working. BCHIP provides children and families with access to various health, care, and support services through a multi-disciplinary team at their GP surgery. This helps them get the care they need closer to home, reducing hospital admissions and improving understanding and management of children’s health. Launched in 2024, the programme is making a difference, with patients receiving care up to 33 weeks faster than waiting to be seen in hospital, and a 21% reduction in children attending primary care triage over a six month period.
Dr Angela Bhan, Bromley Place Board Director, said: “In Bromley, initiatives like BCHIP are already demonstrating the power of bringing services closer to home and embracing a community-centric neighbourhood working model. With our borough’s integrator now confirmed, we can expand these efforts, enabling communities to thrive and access the care they need more conveniently.”
Professor Clive Kay, Chief Executive of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, added: “We are pleased to support this important development, which builds on our existing partnership with One Bromley. As the host organisation, we will help support effective neighbourhood health services, which offer real benefits for patients, as well as local healthcare providers.”
Greenwich will confirm appointment of its integrator in the coming weeks, completing the borough-level infrastructure needed to support neighbourhood working across south east London.