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NHS England and NHS Improvement published Host Commissioner guidance in January 2021. This sets out the responsibilities of the host commissioner. The host commissioner is the ICB in whose geographic patch the specialist mental health inpatient unit which provides care commissioned by ICBs to people with a learning disability, autistic people or both is located. This includes assessment and treatment units, long term rehabilitation units, and other specialist inpatient units.
There are 8 inpatient services in North East London that may support people with a learning disability and autistic people. The services may also provide support people who have been placed by different Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) into North East London. A list of the services is provided at the end of this page.
Further information can be found in the Host Commissioner guidelines for people with a learning disability and autistic people.
The role of the host commissioner includes:
ICBs placing in North East London should:
It’s important that ICBs placing in North East London talk to us about issues relating to quality and patient safety. This will help us triangulate information and address any identified concerns as host commissioner. We also encourage our independent providers to talk to us about concerns that arise. It remains the responsibility of the placing ICB to deal with any concerns as they arise.
You can email us at nelondonicb.qualityandsafety@nhs.net – please ensure ‘host commissioner’ is included in the subject of the email. When contacting us please do not include person identifiable information in your emails. We will never ask for identifiable information about people you place in our area.
In North East London we have host commissioning responsibilities for the following inpatient units: