health – Harrow Monitoring Group

A larger NHS ICB must not leave Harrow’s vulnerable adults and children behind

The approved merger of North West London and North Central London Integrated Care Boards, due to take effect on 1 April 2026, will create the largest ICB in England, covering 13 boroughs and around 4.5 million people. The merger itself is not contested. What warrants scrutiny are the consequences of this scale for local accountability,Continue reading “A larger NHS ICB must not leave Harrow’s vulnerable adults and children behind”

Harrow’s health prevention talk is cheap – Harrow needs action, not another paper exercise

Harrow’s Health and Wellbeing Board is to consider the report ‘The prevention approach for the Joint Health and Wellbeing Board’ – but if residents were hoping for a bold action report, they’ll be left disappointed. The paper is full of warm words about “systematic approaches” and “joint engagement,” but light on specifics. It promises everythingContinue reading “Harrow’s health prevention talk is cheap – Harrow needs action, not another paper exercise”

Physician Associate role redefined: shouldn’t diagnose patients – implications for Harrow

An independent review by Prof Gillian Leng says that the Physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs), who assist doctors in GP surgeries and hospitals, should be known as “assistants” to avoid confusing patients. Physician associates and anaesthesia associates (AAs) were introduced into the NHS in the early 2000s to ease doctors’ workload (but theContinue reading “Physician Associate role redefined: shouldn’t diagnose patients – implications for Harrow”

Harrow patients would have more and better access to treatment under new plan

Harrow would benefit from the government’s NHS Elective Reform Plan that sets out a whole system approach to hitting the 18-week referral to treatment target by the end of this Parliament. The plan will drive forward progress on the government’s first steps commitment to deliver 2 million extra appointments in its first year, equivalent toContinue reading “Harrow patients would have more and better access to treatment under new plan”