North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is set to merge with Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust before the end of the year

Residents are being invited to a public meeting that will discuss and answer questions about an upcoming merger of NHS hospital trusts.

It was confirmed this summer that North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust and Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust were set to merge into a single trust starting from 1st January 2025, in hope the move would find operational efficiencies and reducing waiting times for patients.

Royal Free London runs multiple hospitals in Camden and Barnet boroughs, as well as Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield, while the trust at North Mid is much smaller and is responsible only for the Edmonton hospital. The merger is still subject to final government approval but is very likely to go ahead.

At Dugdale Arts Centre in Enfield Town, from 10am-12pm on Wednesday (20th), residents can come and find out more and speak to local NHS bosses about the plan.

Royal Free London group chief executive, Peter Landstrom, and North Mid chief executive, Nnenna Osuji, will explain why the trusts are planning to join together and senior clinicians will outline the four initial areas where they believe the move can achieve greater benefits for patients and staff.

There will also be an opportunity for attendees to share their thoughts on what benefits the merger should bring over the next three years.

Mark Lam, chair of both NHS trusts, said: “We are proud of what we have achieved already. However, given the scale of challenge that health and care services face, we believe that joining together as one will enable us to go further and faster in improving services and the health of local people without the barriers that still exist between us as separate organisations.” 

Anyone who would like to attend the event on Wednesday (20th) is asked to register in advance by emailing [email protected].

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