Tier 1 · Wave 1 deep pioneerGP federation-led

Barking and Dagenham

NHS North East London · London · 218,000 residents

Programme

Phase · Phase 1 design · youngest borough in London focus

Programme lead · NNHIP local programme lead · NHS NEL ICB

Funding · Wave 1 backed by £10M nationally (~£230K avg/site)

Official source · https://www.northeastlondon.icb.nhs.uk/

Five Elements

purpose75

Youngest borough in London; growing population means prevention has outsized return.

place70

Becontree estate footprint; Thames riverside regeneration; new homes pipeline.

habitat55

Limited green space per capita; estate green corridors fragmented.

environment55

Air quality affected by A13/A406 traffic; mixed signal across borough.

organisation75

NEL ICB + LBBD + BHRUT triangle; strong council-led VCSE infrastructure.

The two seats

Every NNHIP site has, by NHS design, two dominant commissioner seats. Barking & Dagenham names both.

Acute seat

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust + Queen's Hospital. Holds A&E for the fastest-growing population in the London region.

GP federation seat

Together First (BHR GP federation) + Barking & Dagenham Place Director + Barking Riverside Healthy New Town team. Holds the registered list, the S106 contribution pipeline, and the new-build neighbourhood baseline that defines the next decade.

NNHIP scorecard

Footprint INTs in design; first sites identified
Multi-disciplinary team Multi-agency teams forming
Pooled BCF Pooling intent under discussion
Evidence published Outcome reporting framework not yet public
Accountable officer Place Director named
2/5 Total (scored 2026-04-27)

TIP chain

Tasks

  • Stand up first INT in Becontree footprint
  • Baseline EQ-5D-5L + PAM cohort capture in Dagenham
  • Map BCF and Section 75 flows for B&D

Initiatives

  • Joint working agreement (NEL ICB + LBBD + BHRUT + VCSE)
  • Outcome-driven contracting variant on maternity or child health pathway
  • Patient-held data trial (Apple HealthKit / Android Health Connect)

Proof

  • First quarterly bound A5 outcome report to ICB board
  • Measurable PAM uplift in pilot cohort (12 weeks)
  • Cross-pioneer comparable record published in Sov Meridian

Field reading specification

Format · Bound A5 landscape outcome book (Aberdeen Sketchbook format)

Chapters

  1. Site context · Barking and Dagenham through Five Elements
  2. Stakeholder map · NEL + LBBD + BHRUT convenor list
  3. Capture cohort · 8–12 patients on HealthKit / Health Connect
  4. EQ-5D-5L baseline → 4-week closing delta
  5. PAM baseline → 4-week closing delta
  6. TIP outcome chain · what was achieved this cycle
  7. Audit register · every claim sourced and dated
  8. Editorial Validators · two doctors signed
  9. Recommended next reading · Round 2 framing

Deliverables

4 weeks from sign-off · Subscribers receive the bound book and audit register as part of the entitlement

Evidence sources

Publication plan

Round 1

Issue #009 · Barking and Dagenham: neighbourhood health for London's youngest borough

2026-06-24 · status scheduled
Round 2

Issue #021 · Barking and Dagenham: twelve weeks on

2026-09-16 · status scheduled

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This briefing is public. The publication is weekly. Issue 002 ships Wednesday 20 May 2026 with the Workforce Health Bridge field reading on Hillingdon and Heathrow.