Grenfell health service faces funding cut, residents risk loss of care
NHS England reduces funding, ICB bids £1.8 million, council urges protection for survivors and bereaved families
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NHS England announced a reduction in its funding for the Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Service. The change means the service has no confirmed funding beyond 2029, according to a council scrutiny meeting. The West and North London Integrated Care Board (ICB) has submitted a bid of £1.8 million to continue the service, as reported by BBC London.
Council response and next steps
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Lucy Knight, Kensington and Chelsea council's lead for adult social care and public health, told the meeting that residents should not be left worrying about whether their care would still be there. She said the NHS had recognised the period ahead could be especially hard for the community. The council has moved a cross‑party motion urging the ICB and the local NHS trust to keep survivors and bereaved families a top priority and to press NHS England for a long‑term funding guarantee.
no‑one should be left worrying about whether their care would still be there
Lucy Knight, council lead for adult social care and public health
Representatives of the ICB and Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the service, are due to attend a council scrutiny meeting in December. The ICB said its priority is to ensure future arrangements meet the needs of those affected and that local people are helping shape proposals, which it aims to finalise as soon as possible. NHS England said it supports efforts to ensure continued care for the community.
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The Grenfell fire in June 2017 killed 72 people. In 2018 NHS England committed £50 million to the community’s recovery, which funded the health and wellbeing service. The Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed it will make charging decisions before the ten‑year anniversary on 14 June 2027.
If the ICB bid is approved, the service could continue under the current model until at least 2029. Should funding not be secured, the service may need to be restructured or reduced, which could affect therapy groups and support sessions for survivors, bereaved families and the wider neighbourhood.
Questions this report answers
+What is happening to the Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Service?
NHS England is cutting its funding, leaving the service without confirmed support after 2029. The West and North London Integrated Care Board has offered £1.8 million to keep it running, but a final decision has not yet been made.
+How much funding was pledged in 2018 and what is being bid now?
In 2018 NHS England pledged £50 million to the Grenfell community’s recovery, which financed the health and wellbeing service. The ICB is now bidding £1.8 million to continue the service beyond the current funding period.
+When will the Crown Prosecution Service decide on charges related to the fire?
The CPS has said it will make charging decisions before the ten‑year anniversary of the fire, which is 14 June 2027. This timeline was confirmed in the council meeting and reported by BBC London.
+What does the council plan to do next about the service?
The council has tabled a cross‑party motion urging the ICB and local NHS trust to keep survivors a priority and to press NHS England for long‑term funding. Representatives from the ICB and the NHS trust will attend a scrutiny meeting in December to discuss proposals.
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