Camden’s Health Anchor Partnership
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Project title
Camden’s Health Anchor Partnership
Innovation Hub / Partnership
Enabling workstreams
Project partners
- Health and life sciences organisations, including AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD) and the Francis Crick Institute
- Voluntary and community sector organisations including Camden Giving
Project dates
Ongoing (Citizens’ Assembly held in February 2026; partnership continuing)
Project description
Camden’s Health Anchor Partnership brings together major health and life sciences organisations to help reduce health inequalities through transparent, ethical and community-led action. It forms part of We Make Camden, our shared long-term vision to build a fairer, more equal borough, delivered through four Missions co-developed with residents and communities. The Citizens’ Assembly for Health Partnerships, co-designed and co-delivered with Camden Giving, brought together resident over two deliberative sessions to shape the standards for how Camden Council works with commercial organisations in the health space
Key achievements so far
- Co-designed and delivered the Citizens’ Assembly for Health Partnership, with Camden Giving.
- Developed 10 resident-led principles to guide future health partnerships, focusing on transparency, inclusion, ethics, accountability and public value.
- Embedded these principles within the Health Anchor Partnership framework to shape how partnerships are developed, governed and reviewed
Principles agreed by residents
Residents agreed ten principles to guide how health partnerships should work in practice. The full commitments are available in the Citizens’ Assembly for Health Partnership report (below). The principles are:
- Resident-led and power sharing
- Inclusive and culturally relevant access
- Transparency, ethics and public accountability
- Ongoing dialogue and feedback
- Long-term commitment with review point
- Whole-person, preventative and place-based action
- Action-focused with clear outcomes
- Responsible and minimal use of data
- Joined-up delivery focused on clear public value
- Informed consent and safeguarding participation
Upcoming milestones
• Health Anchor Roundtable 2026
• Applying the resident-developed principles in new cross-sector health partnerships
Useful links (reports, resources, press releases)
Download: Citizens’ Assembly for Health Partnerships report (accessible formats available on request)
For more information contact Marya Arian, Partnerships team.