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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Let’s talk health and care

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

Take action this Mental Health Awareness Week: five steps to wellbeing

Monday 11 May marks the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Week this year, and the theme is ‘Action.’ While raising awareness remains essential, ‘taking action’ is vital to lasting change and better health all year round.

12 May 2026
Pioneering research study to improve care of heartburn goes live

Heartburn Health, a national research programme to find ways to improve care for people with heartburn, indigestion or acid reflux is live in south east London and is looking for volunteers with these symptoms, aged 55-79 to take part. Supported by the NHS and Cancer Research UK, Heartburn Health is creating a community of at […]

07 May 2026
Lambeth and Southwark children’s health programme wins NHS Excellence Awards

A neighbourhood-based children’s health programme in Lambeth and Southwark has been named London regional winner in the NHS Excellence Awards 2026, recognising its success in improving care for children and young people while reducing health inequalities.

06 May 2026

Upcoming Events

Partnership Southwark Strategic Board – 28 May 2026

A meeting of the Partnership Southwark Strategic Board will be held in public on Thursday, 28 May 2026. 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 […]

28 May 2026
1.30pm - 4.30pm
Room G02AB, Ground Floor, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2TZ
South East London Integrated Care Board – 8 July 2026

The next meeting of the south east London Integrated Care Board in public will be held on 1.45pm 8 July 2026.

8 July 2026
1.30pm to 4.30pm
Bexley tbc