NHS London (or "London Strategic Health Authority") was a strategic health authority of the

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. It operated in the

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

region, which is coterminous with the local government office region. The authority closed as part of the

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on 31 March 2013. NHS London provided strategic leadership for all of the NHS health services in the capital. NHS London overall responsibility for the performance of 31

Primary care trust Primary care trusts (PCTs) were part of the National Health Service in England from 2001 to 2013. PCTs were largely administrative bodies, responsible for commissioning primary, community and secondary health services from providers. Until 31 May ...

s, in 6 clusters, 20 acute trusts, three mental health trusts and the London Ambulance Service. A further 16 trusts in London are self-governing as foundation trusts. Its first Chair was George Greener, who was replaced after his resignation in September 2008 with Sir Richard Sykes. The final Chief Executive was

Ruth Carnall Dame Ruth Carnall DBE (born July 1956) was the last Chief Executive of NHS London NHS London (or "London Strategic Health Authority") was a strategic health authority of the National Health Service in England. It operated in the London region, ...

. Richard Sykes resigned as Chair in May 2010 over the incoming government's decision to halt planned hospital reorganisations in London, which included closure of A&E and maternity units and the building of new

polyclinic A polyclinic (where ''poly'' means "many"; not to be confused with the homonym policlinic, where ''poli'' means "city" and which is sometimes used for a hospital's outpatient department) is a clinic or health care facility that provides both gen ...

s. Professor Mike Spyer, became the Interim Chair of the Board in 2010 and was confirmed as the permanent chair in 2011.

Healthcare for London

In December 2006 NHS London asked Professor Sir Ara Darzi to "develop a strategy to meet Londoners' health needs over the next five to ten years". The report ''Healthcare for London: A Framework for Action'' was published on 11 July 2007. The Healthcare for London strategy has been discontinued since the change of government in May 2010, however a number of pan-London NHS programmes remain within London Health Programmes http://www.londonhp.nhs.uk/

References

External links

Official websiteHealthcare for London
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