West Hertfordshire Neighbourhood Integrator is a Community Interest Company that connects neighbourhood-led health ideas with the investment they need to start, grow and last.
In West Hertfordshire, the people who most need health support are too often the hardest to reach. The organisations best placed to help them are sometimes the least supported to do it.
Our goal is to connect the solutions to unmet needs with the investment that they require, and provide the support and positivity to ensure ideas become a sustainable reality.
Why we are different
We support ideas to improve health in South & West Hertfordshire
We do not simply distribute money and step back. We invest, we enable, we oversee and we stay involved. We bring together community insight, clinical partners and social investment in a structured and accountable way so that the right services can start, grow and scale.
We connect organisations with the funding and support they need
We work collaboratively with public, private and voluntary sector partners to design and deliver services that the NHS alone cannot. We focus on health, wellbeing and social equity, tackling local challenges through innovative, outcomes-based approaches.
We are a connector that allows all partners to grow
By connecting ideas with funding and support we can deliver better health outcomes for every resident of South & West Hertfordshire.
How we work
We bring together three things that rarely sit in the same place: community insight, clinical partners and social investment.
- We find the ideas. We identify community-led services and programmes that could improve health outcomes across South & West Hertfordshire.
- We back them properly. We connect them with social investment, clinical partners and system support, in a structured and accountable way.
- We stay involved. We oversee delivery, measure outcomes and hold the work to account, so that services last rather than stall.
We are not a grant funder. We do not distribute money and step back. We are not the NHS. We deliver what the NHS alone cannot.
Get In Touch
Who backs us
We are backed by Social Finance and Macmillan Cancer Support.
How we are set up
We are a Community Interest Company, rooted in this area. That means we are run for community benefit, not private profit, and we are accountable for the work we do.
What We Stand For
- Equality, equity and inclusion
- Community voice and shared power
- Quality delivery, never compromised for short-term gain
- Honesty about what we are, and what we are not
Our People
Kevin Hallahan, Executive Director
I am a registered Learning Disabilities Nurse, qualifying in 2012, and have worked in the NHS since 2014 across a range of clinical and system leadership roles. I began my career as a Staff Nurse within an inpatient Learning Disabilities assessment and treatment service before progressing to a Clinical Advisor role within a mental health Single Point of Access (SPA).
Following completion of an MSc in Contemporary Nursing, I advanced to Team Leader, strengthening my experience in clinical leadership, service coordination, and workforce management. I later moved into commissioning, joining the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) as a Clinical Lead within Continuing Healthcare, before transitioning into the Integrated Care Board (ICB), where I have held roles in Quality Assurance and now serve as Health Inequalities Lead across the Hertfordshire and West Essex system. In my current role,
I lead the delivery of the system-wide Health Inequalities Strategy, working in partnership with NHS organisations, local authorities, voluntary sector partners, and communities to reduce avoidable inequalities and improve population health outcomes. My work focuses on programme leadership, partnership development, and translating strategy into impactful, measurable initiatives, particularly in prevention, cardiovascular health, personalised care, and inclusive research engagement.
I bring extensive experience in managing complex programmes, aligning strategic priorities with commissioning and system goals, and building strong clinical and community partnerships to deliver sustainable transformation, social value, and improved care pathways for underserved populations
