Useful websites
NHS West London Integrated Care Board
The new organisation responsible for buying health services from Hospital Trusts, Mental Health Trusts and community organisations. This is a merger of previous borough Clinical Commissioning Groups.
BME Health Forum
A local partnership of statutory, voluntary and community organisations that aims to reduce health inequalities affecting Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities.
Healthwatch Kensington and Chelsea
A health and social care watchdog run by the local community for the local community.
Joint Strategic Needs Assessment
Frequently referred to as just the JSNA. You can find the latest reports and local health data here.
This NHS Dedicated Service was designed with the bereaved and survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire and Grenfell Walk, to look after the long-term health needs of these groups.
The Greater London Authority has collated its own and other sources of data into one site with a range of analysis tools – more below.
Research
A full Social Return on Investment (SROI) report on the My Care My Way Self-Care programme was produced by Envoy Partnership in January 2018 and an update was done on the data collected up until March 2019. The report demonstrates that the model has led to reduced avoidable need for hospitalisations, reduced need for GP practice hours, and reduced levels of physical pain and depression for patients.
Useful documents and resources
A statistical and general snapshot of the borough
Review carried out by Lord Darzai for the new government in 2024.
Published by the King’s Fund in 2023. Commissioning is the process by which health and care services are planned, purchased and monitored. Here we look at the commissioning process in more detail, the organisations involved and how it is changing.
Details of the demographic and health make up of each ward (both Westminster and K&C)
Children and Young People Drugs Strategy 2023-2026
Grenfell or North Kensington related resources
an updated version of the needs assessment for those living around Grenfell Tower or affected by Grenfell fire
This leaflet provides an overview of the range of health services individuals and families can expect from the NHS
How can services better work with the communities they serve? Blog form King’s Fund
Bi-borough resources and reports
RBKC, WCC and NHS collaborate on planning for future services - what is needed and what will be provided, and this is in a multi- year health and wellbeing strategy.
Public Health data
Public Health is a joint service for both K&C and Westminster. It is hosted by local authorities rather than an NHS body – although this will change soon. Each year they publish a report focussing on a particular public health issue.
Census data
The results of the census of 2021 have largely been analysed by now. Office of National Statistics have a wide range of tools.
Local indicators for Kensington and Chelsea - Health, education, economy, life satisfaction and more – by borough and by ward and Low Super Output Area (small neighbourhoods).
The Greater London Authority has a resource called the London Data Store where you can analyse and identify a wide range of data from the census at a local and borough level: