
The health and adult social services team leads London Councils’ policy is working to deliver three priorities:
Health reforms: Influencing the way the NHS reforms are implemented in London, in the context of the NHS White paper reform proposals. Social care: Seeking to secure a fair level of funding for local authorities to provide adequate social care services and to improve the quality of care.
The partnership approach: Working with other key stakeholders in London to improve health outcomes for the people of London.
Recently London Councils has taken its place on the 'shadow' London Health Improvement Board (LHIB), which in partnership with the Mayor, the boroughs and the NHS will work to improve the health of all Londoners and reduce inequalities in health outcomes.

The myhealthlondon web-based service aims to provide healthcare professionals and patients with opportunities to engage with each other, compare services and standards, and to carry out healthcare transactions on-line. Read more..
Research to explore where there might be opportunities for, and benefits of, integrating commissioning support arrangements at a local level. An important aim of this research was to explore the increased value for money and effectiveness that greater integration could bring. Read the research
Improving the way London’s health and social care services work together to tackle diabetes could save up to £190 million over the next five years, according to research released by London Councils and Diabetes UK.
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- The cost of social care spending in London in 2007/08, accounting for nearly 18 per cent of all social care spending in England. With London’s population forecast to grow and to grow older, social care spending in the capital is forecast to increase by 20 per cent in real terms between 2009 and 2017.
- the life expectancy for men and women in London respectively; slightly above the national average of 77.7 and 81.8