Community Connectors

Community Connectors is a North Central London Integrated Care System programme to strengthen and support local communities who face the highest health inequalities.

Current opportunity: North Central London Integrated Care Board are planning our winter communications to help residents keep well during the winter months which will include a focus on flu vaccination.

In some parts of NCL we can see uptake of flu vaccination in eligible populations decreasing, but we can also see people in these areas becoming more ill during the winter period. This is most notable in some parts of Enfield and Haringey.

We are seeking a provider to reach out into communities to promote the value of vaccination alongside other key winter wellness messaging. The primary target audience for this piece of work is Haringey and Enfield adults aged between 18 and 65, living with one or more long-term conditions (specifically heart, lung or kidney disease, asthma and/or Diabetes) who need information to improve their management of these through winter.

The work will have a particular focus on the importance of vaccinations and health checks. Please contact Laura.Andrews5@nhs.net for more details before 23rd September 2025. Completed submissions must be received by 9am on Monday 29th September 2025.

Recent work

A recent programme on heart health was delivered through our five Healthwatch partners in North Central London, covering the boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey, and Islington. Our focus was healthy hearts and hypertension as a key element of our Population Health and Integrated Care Strategy.

The Community Connectors programme involves raising awareness within local communities, providing health checks through volunteers, and linking local people into self-management support. The approach gives communities a voice to address barriers, supports them to reduce health inequalities, and connects them to decision-makers. People are encouraged to take practical steps for health improvement.