The Start Well public consultation on proposed changes to maternity, neonatal, and children’s surgical services in North Central London closed on Sunday 17 March 2024. Thank you to the hundreds of local people, staff, and stakeholders who have provided detailed and constructive feedback during the consultation about our proposals.
Next steps
The responses received will now be analysed by Opinion Research Services, an independent research agency, who will produce a report for the consulting bodies: North Central London Integrated Care Board, on behalf of the local integrated care system, and NHS England (London) Specialised Commissioning. This report, along with a wide range of evidence and information, will be used to develop a ‘decision-making business case’ for consideration by the Integrated Care Board.
We expect it will take some months to develop the decision-making business case. We are planning to hold a decision-making meeting by early 2025. The meeting will be held in public. We will publish further details later this year.
In the meantime, no decisions have been taken on changes to maternity, neonatal or children’s surgical services in North Central London and services will continue to run as usual.