Supporting people across North East London to live happier, healthier lives
We are Care City. We deliver health and social care transformation of local benefit and national significance.
Who we are
We are an innovation centre for healthy ageing and regeneration, based in Barking. Our mission is to support people across North East London to live happier, healthier lives.
Co-founded in 2013 by London Borough of Barking & Dagenham (LBBD) and North-East London Foundation Trust (NELFT), we are now an independent Community Interest Company, meaning we reinvest any profit in our social purpose.
But we don’t do this alone. Our partners, Community Board and Young Persons Panel play a vital role in helping to contribute and strengthen our work in the community. They are ambassadors for our work, helping to grow our impact.
What we do
We do research, innovation and development work to strengthen health and the determinants of health. This work is always in partnership with local people and local health and care partners.
We deliver health and social care transformation of local benefit and national significance, attracting ideas and investment to North East London.
Over time, we aim to establish North East London as a destination for health and care innovation. We want to show that health and care can make the area a better place to grow old.
How we help
We develop and spread solutions for healthy ageing and regeneration, in partnership with East London’s health and care system. We focus on:
Research
Horizon scanning, ideation and innovation research
Using data & insights to inform the design of health & care solutions
Contributing to nationally significant academic research
Innovation
Real world testing, prototyping and pathway development
Implementing innovative solutions to work at scale and spread learning to benefit beyond East London
Learning, strategy, evaluation
Workforce Development
Developing and testing new skills, training and roles
Supporting and retaining local people into local health and care careers
Helping with organisation design and change
In practice, these offers are rarely perfectly distinct. It is about combining these offers in the right way and combining the work in the right way with health and care partners.
Latest Projects
“We pursue our mission by working as an innovation partner to North East London’s health and care system. Our focus is people, not profit”
Matt Skinner, CEO, Care City
Join our Focus Groups
Join our Focus Group and share your experiences of local hospital and community care services.
Can we improve the way we take care of you as you get older?
Can we better use community care services to prevent unnecessary hospital visits?
If you are 50 or over and living in Barking and Dagenham and spent time in hospital in the last year, we’d love to hear from you.
By taking part and telling your story, you will be making a difference to your local community and helping to improve care for our local residents.
