North Central London and North West London ICB agree to merger
The move will create one NHS Integrated Care Board covering 13 London Boroughs and serving 4.5 million people.
The Boards of North West and North Central London Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) have individually approved moving to a full integrated merger.
The decision was made as a response to the government announcement of 50% cuts in operating costs for all Integrated Care Boards (ICB).
The 13 boroughs covered by the new merged ICB will be:
- Barnet
- Brent
- Camden
- Ealing
- Enfield
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Haringey
- Harrow
- Hillingdon
- Hounslow
- Islington
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Westminster
The ICBs released a statement on 24 July 2025 setting out their reasoning for merger.
It is clear from our work to date that being able to offer scale - as a merged organisation - enables us to be more resilient and cost-effective.
