Press Releases
SWL Primary Care Co-commissioning Joint Committee – 3rd September 2015
Name of Meeting: SWL Primary Care Co-commissioning Joint Committee Date & Time: Thursday 3rd September 2015 at 3:00PM Venue: Richard Mayo Centre, Kingston Reformed Church, Eden Street, Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 1HZ (7 minute walk from Kingston Station also accessible by bus on the following routes 458, 459, 514, 515) … Read more
SWL Primary Care Co-commissioning Joint Committee – 9th July 2015
Name of Meeting: SWL Primary Care Co-commissioning Joint Committee Date & Time: Thursday 9th July 2015 at 3:00PM Venue: Room 6.2 & 6.3, 120 The Broadway, Wimbledon, SW19 1RH Contact Information: cliveallanso@nhs.net / 0203 458 5726 If you would like to put forward any questions to the committee please send … Read more
Local NHS calls for debate on future services
Local clinical commissioning groups and provider Trusts in south west London have today jointly published an Issues Paper, setting out the challenges faced by the local health service, some of the emerging ideas to tackle them and some questions for local people to respond to. The paper is published for … Read more
Primary Care Co-Commissioning
From 1st April 2015, the six South West London Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), with NHS England (a central organisation), will take on the responsibility of commissioning Primary Care services together, as part of a Primary Care joint co-commissioning arrangement. Towards the end of 2014, the six CCGs in South West … Read more
New interim Programme Director appointed
Kay McCulloch has been appointed as the interim Programme Director for South West London Collaborative Commissioning (SWLCC).Kay will be seconded from her role as a director in PwC’s health team and specialises in large scale change programmes in the health sector. In recent years, she has led the delivery of … Read more
South West London Urgent & Emergency Care Peer Review Visit – Report
A key element of the South West London 5 Year Strategic Plan is that urgent and emergency care (UEC) services across south west London work towards meeting our own minimum standards of quality by the end of 2016/17, to ensure that patients across south west London receive the same high … Read more
Programme Director Charlotte Joll retires
Charlotte Joll, Programme Director for South West London Collaborative Commissioning, retires today after 35 years of service to the NHS. Charlotte is a Cambridge University graduate and joined the NHS in 1980. She has devoted her career to the service and to improving care for patients. She is a former … Read more
SWL Health Commissioners Clarify Current Position March 2015
The six south west London clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have released the following statement to clarify the current position following questions about the five-year strategy for health services in south west London. “Our position has not changed. We have put forward a strategy for the local NHS which makes clear … Read more
Joint Statement from Croydon, Kingston, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth CCGs in support of Dr Howard Freeman
The GP chairs of Croydon, Kingston, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) today issued the following joint statement in response to a press release from Merton Council calling on Dr Howard Freeman to step down as Chair of Merton CCG. “We are disappointed that Merton councillors are attempting … Read more
SWL Health Commissioners Publish Draft Five-Year Strategy
Patients can expect hospitals, GPs, mental health and community services to work together to deliver ‘whole system’ care that is better integrated with the social care services provided by local councils, under ambitious proposals unveiled today by the six GP-led bodies in south west London. The six local clinical commissioning … Read more
