South East London Integrated Care System works in partnership with local people and communities. We are prioritising working together and developing our relationship with communities. This improves health and wellbeing and supports people to thrive and live healthier lives.

South east London is a wonderfully vibrant area made up of many different communities of people.

To help us improve and transform services so they work for local people we must understand what is important to different people. To do so, we need to listen to people’s experiences and views of health and care. This also means we can better address health inequalities, which are unfair and systematic differences in health between different groups of people.

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Listening to local people and our community.

We listen to local people and our communities through engagement activities and we also work with local community organisations to gather the views of specific groups of people we do not usually hear from. This will help build relationships and trust to inform the way we work with people and communities.

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Working with people and communities

The ICS has developed its approach to working with people and communities which was approved at the Integrated Care Board meeting on 1 July 2022.

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Engagement toolkit

The ICS has developed an engagement toolkit and a series of guides and top tips to support staff across south east London carrying out engagement with local people and communities.

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News and blogs

Health starts in the neighbourhood

A new collaboration between Operose Health’s four Southwark practices, Falmouth Road, Silverlock Medical Centre, the Lister Practice and Queens Road Surgery, is taking health to the heart of the community, providing information, testing and signposting to further support in a bid to improve health outcomes and reduce inequalities in health At the launch of their […]

14 Oct 2025
Chagas programme receives further funding to improve access and health outcomes for Southwark’s Latin American community

Following a successful pilot, Southwark’s community-led Chagas screening programme is set to continue until February 2026, with ambitions to expand beyond that date. The year-long pilot, which ran from October 2024, has been extended, thanks to additional funding from Southwark Council’s public health department. As the first initiative of its kind in London, the project, […]

13 Oct 2025
Community-NHS partnership helping residents manage arthritis and mental health

A new community-led project in Lewisham is helping people get timely support for arthritis and mental health, reducing barriers to care and improving day-to-day management. Developed and led by Therapy 4 Healing in partnership with Modality Primary Care Network, the project brings together community insight and NHS expertise to build trust and make it easier […]

12 Oct 2025

Upcoming Events

Healthier Greenwich Partnership Meeting in Public – 22 October 2025

The Healthier Greenwich Partnership will be holding a meeting in public on 22 October 2025.

22 October 2025
12:30-14:30
Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice, Community Hub, 185 Bostall Hill, Abbey Wood, SE2 0GB
Partnership Southwark Strategic Board – 27 November 2025

A meeting of the Partnership Southwark Strategic Board will be held in public on Thursday, 27 November 2025. This board is made up of representatives from organisations within Partnership Southwark as well as community representatives within the borough. People and community members from the borough are welcome to attend and ask questions. You can submit […]

27 November 2025
1.30pm - 4.30pm
TBC