North West London (NWL) ICB are pleased to announce that Frances O’Callaghan has been appointed as CEO for North Central London (NCL) ICB and for NWL ICB.
Frances has worked in the NHS for many years and is currently the Chief Executive Officer for North Central London ICB. Prior to working in ICBs she worked across London in executive roles in acute and community NHS trusts, in the private sector at PwC, and had a key role in launching King’s Health Partners, one of the UK’s flagship academic health-science centres.
They are also pleased to share that our new, single ICB will be called West and North London Integrated Care Board. The decision has been made following consideration of a variety of name options, and the need to reflect the geographic area that we represent, to avoid confusion with existing organisations and to be as simple as possible to use.
The name will come into use from when we merge to become a new, single organisation on 1 April. Until that point we continue to be two legally separate organisations.
Chair of North Central London ICB and North West London ICB, Mike Bell said:
“I’d like to congratulate Frances on her appointment and I look forward to working with her in this new role as we focus on successfully delivering the merger, on strategic commissioning, on tackling health inequalities across our 13 boroughs, and continuing to deliver high quality care for our patients and communities.
“Frances has an impressive track record in leadership roles across the NHS and is a brilliant appointment for this new role.”
“Finally, I want to thank Rob Hurd, who announced his resignation as CEO of North West London ICB earlier this year. Rob helped establish one of the most successful ICBs - building partnerships to improve outcomes for residents and also deliver financial balance throughout his tenure. Rob will be missed by colleagues across the system, and I wish him well with his future plans.”
Reacting to the appointment, Frances O’Callaghan said:
“I am excited to be taking up this new role and look forward to working with partners, colleagues and communities from across all our boroughs.
“As strategic commissioners, we will be focused on a neighbourhood level, preventative health approach that helps people stay as well as possible. When people need health services, I want to ensure their experience is positive and that we improve health outcomes, particularly for those experiencing the most health inequity.
“To achieve these ambitions, I know how important it is to ensure we hear and understand what community health needs are, that this informs how we commission and innovate, and that we collaborate with our many local and specialist partnerships to be successful.”