UCLPartners and UCL Health Alliance to join forces
The move has been endorsed by system leaders in north central London, north east London, mid and south Essex and London region.
Earlier this year, UCL Health Alliance achieved national innovator status with a remit to pilot new models of care for large-scale rollout to speed up access to treatment, improve patient experience and improve health outcomes. This work dovetails with our strategy for research and innovation to tackle the biggest health challenges facing the five million people living in the communities we serve.
The exact form of the partnership will be determined in the coming weeks.
To facilitate this transition, our board has appointed Dominic Dodd, Chair of UCL Health Alliance, as our Chair, and Richard Murley has agreed to step down as Chair. We would like to thank Richard for his outstanding chairmanship during a period of significant change.
Richard Murley said: “It has been a privilege to chair UCLPartners through an exciting period which has seen our emergence from the pandemic and the launch of a new strategy to create a pipeline of innovation that will deliver solutions to those most in need. The combination of UCL Health Alliance with UCLPartners is a positive step that will enhance collaboration around research and innovation in health and care in our region.”
Dominic Dodd said: “We need a radically new health and care system rooted in the very best research and innovation. I’m delighted that UCLPartners and UCL Health Alliance will be coming together to support that mission for the populations we serve, and I look forward to working with both teams to make it happen.”
About Dominic Dodd, Chair
Dominic is Chair of UCL Health Alliance and of Skin Analytics, a health tech company. Previously he chaired the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (2010–2021) and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (2019-2023). From 2009 to 2021, he was a board member of UCLPartners. Before his time in health care, Dominic was a managing partner of Marakon Associates, a strategy consulting firm.
About UCLPartners
UCLPartners is a health innovation partnership. Our mission is to help five million people from North London to the Essex coast live longer, healthier lives. We solve the biggest health challenges through research and innovation, speeding up the delivery of solutions that improve health and care.
About UCL Health Alliance
UCL Health Alliance is a multi-sector provider collaborative whose members include the acute trusts, specialist trusts, mental health trusts, community trusts and GP Alliance serving north central London, together with University College London.