Community Hospitals Association UK
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The Community Hospitals Association is an independent voluntary membership organisation. Established over 50 years ago, the CHA is the unique voice for community hospitals - their services, staff, patients and communities.
Bookings are now open for the CHA National Conference 2026. Early Bird rate available. 👉 forms.gle/ZiHdoPeAgLG1...
November 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Bookings are now open for the CHA National Conference 2026. Early Bird rate available. 👉 forms.gle/ZiHdoPeAgLG1...
Join us on 1 Oct at 12noon for a free CHA webinar on Point of Care Testing. Discover how POCT can support faster treatment decisions, reduce avoidable admissions and save clinical time in community settings.
More details & more info 👉 forms.gle/axcsLEm5jwFb...
More details & more info 👉 forms.gle/axcsLEm5jwFb...
September 12, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Join us on 1 Oct at 12noon for a free CHA webinar on Point of Care Testing. Discover how POCT can support faster treatment decisions, reduce avoidable admissions and save clinical time in community settings.
More details & more info 👉 forms.gle/axcsLEm5jwFb...
More details & more info 👉 forms.gle/axcsLEm5jwFb...
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July 24, 2025 at 6:51 AM
CHA Newsletter 35 post 2 of 2
Out latest CHA Newsletter is here! Download your copy here www.communityhospitals.org.uk/CHA%20Newsle...
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July 24, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Out latest CHA Newsletter is here! Download your copy here www.communityhospitals.org.uk/CHA%20Newsle...
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Wellington Community Hospital now hosts a new rheumatology clinic, helping people get quicker care for joint conditions. Patients can often be dx & treated in 1 visit. Led by Dr Natasha Weisz, with @somersetft-kls.bsky.social NHS support. Welcomed by the League of Friends.
👉 shorturl.at/ir8js
👉 shorturl.at/ir8js
July 15, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Wellington Community Hospital now hosts a new rheumatology clinic, helping people get quicker care for joint conditions. Patients can often be dx & treated in 1 visit. Led by Dr Natasha Weisz, with @somersetft-kls.bsky.social NHS support. Welcomed by the League of Friends.
👉 shorturl.at/ir8js
👉 shorturl.at/ir8js
Community hospitals & hubs are already supporting local care close to home. As trusted spaces in rural, coastal &remote areas, they’re ready to do more. The CHA backs the #NHS10YearPlan & will keep sharing real examples of how these services make a difference every day. www.communityhospitals.org.uk
July 8, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Community hospitals & hubs are already supporting local care close to home. As trusted spaces in rural, coastal &remote areas, they’re ready to do more. The CHA backs the #NHS10YearPlan & will keep sharing real examples of how these services make a difference every day. www.communityhospitals.org.uk
Join us on 6 August 7pm on Zoom to welcome David Farnsworth, CHA National Lead for Wales. He will share how
@Powys Teaching Health Board has recruited 41 nurses from Kerala, including 6 mental health nurses, helping to support care in rural areas.
Book your place👉 forms.gle/XuexfUwxDCUi...
@Powys Teaching Health Board has recruited 41 nurses from Kerala, including 6 mental health nurses, helping to support care in rural areas.
Book your place👉 forms.gle/XuexfUwxDCUi...
July 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Join us on 6 August 7pm on Zoom to welcome David Farnsworth, CHA National Lead for Wales. He will share how
@Powys Teaching Health Board has recruited 41 nurses from Kerala, including 6 mental health nurses, helping to support care in rural areas.
Book your place👉 forms.gle/XuexfUwxDCUi...
@Powys Teaching Health Board has recruited 41 nurses from Kerala, including 6 mental health nurses, helping to support care in rural areas.
Book your place👉 forms.gle/XuexfUwxDCUi...
Budleigh Hospital was built by its community. Now it’s a health and wellbeing hub led by local charity Seachange Devon.
Join Marc Jobson to hear how this model works, why it matters and what it could mean for the future of community hospitals.
Register here👉 forms.gle/XgMbaeGVVYmE...
Join Marc Jobson to hear how this model works, why it matters and what it could mean for the future of community hospitals.
Register here👉 forms.gle/XgMbaeGVVYmE...
June 16, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Budleigh Hospital was built by its community. Now it’s a health and wellbeing hub led by local charity Seachange Devon.
Join Marc Jobson to hear how this model works, why it matters and what it could mean for the future of community hospitals.
Register here👉 forms.gle/XgMbaeGVVYmE...
Join Marc Jobson to hear how this model works, why it matters and what it could mean for the future of community hospitals.
Register here👉 forms.gle/XgMbaeGVVYmE...
Over 6,000 patients in 100 days! The new £15m Community Diagnostic Centre at Newmarket Community Hospital is cutting waiting times & improving access to scans like MRI and CT.
Read more here 👉 www.communityhospitals.org.uk/news/news.html
Read more here 👉 www.communityhospitals.org.uk/news/news.html
May 28, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Over 6,000 patients in 100 days! The new £15m Community Diagnostic Centre at Newmarket Community Hospital is cutting waiting times & improving access to scans like MRI and CT.
Read more here 👉 www.communityhospitals.org.uk/news/news.html
Read more here 👉 www.communityhospitals.org.uk/news/news.html
The CHA National Conference has been rescheduled to 7th & 8th May 2026 at the Delta Marriott, Swindon due to NHS challenges. This change allows for better planning, participation & sponsorship. We remain committed to the 2025 Innovation & Best Practice Awards.
For more details: shorturl.at/IIT5E
For more details: shorturl.at/IIT5E
May 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The CHA National Conference has been rescheduled to 7th & 8th May 2026 at the Delta Marriott, Swindon due to NHS challenges. This change allows for better planning, participation & sponsorship. We remain committed to the 2025 Innovation & Best Practice Awards.
For more details: shorturl.at/IIT5E
For more details: shorturl.at/IIT5E
Join us for a FREE online event on Supporting Patient Nutrition - The Role of Snacking on 21st May 12pm.
Led by Brett Fowler, Queensland Bakery Co. & NHS senior dietitian Noor Al-Refae, discover how nutritious snacks aid patient recovery.
Register now! 👉 shorturl.at/BxJlN
Led by Brett Fowler, Queensland Bakery Co. & NHS senior dietitian Noor Al-Refae, discover how nutritious snacks aid patient recovery.
Register now! 👉 shorturl.at/BxJlN
May 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Join us for a FREE online event on Supporting Patient Nutrition - The Role of Snacking on 21st May 12pm.
Led by Brett Fowler, Queensland Bakery Co. & NHS senior dietitian Noor Al-Refae, discover how nutritious snacks aid patient recovery.
Register now! 👉 shorturl.at/BxJlN
Led by Brett Fowler, Queensland Bakery Co. & NHS senior dietitian Noor Al-Refae, discover how nutritious snacks aid patient recovery.
Register now! 👉 shorturl.at/BxJlN
Entries to this year's CHA awards have now closed. Thank you to everyone who applied. We've had a record number of entries this year!
Winners will be announced on 2nd July.
#CHAwards
Winners will be announced on 2nd July.
#CHAwards
May 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Entries to this year's CHA awards have now closed. Thank you to everyone who applied. We've had a record number of entries this year!
Winners will be announced on 2nd July.
#CHAwards
Winners will be announced on 2nd July.
#CHAwards
We’re in the final week before the deadline for the 2025 CHA Innovation & Best Practice Awards. If you’ve led an project that’s made a difference at your community hospital, now’s the time to share it.
Deadline - 6th May 2025, 12 noon
Enter today! shorturl.at/WqE2u
Deadline - 6th May 2025, 12 noon
Enter today! shorturl.at/WqE2u
April 29, 2025 at 9:06 AM
We’re in the final week before the deadline for the 2025 CHA Innovation & Best Practice Awards. If you’ve led an project that’s made a difference at your community hospital, now’s the time to share it.
Deadline - 6th May 2025, 12 noon
Enter today! shorturl.at/WqE2u
Deadline - 6th May 2025, 12 noon
Enter today! shorturl.at/WqE2u
Patients asked for support after treatment and staff at Camborne & Redruth listened.
Their new clinic puts people first. It’s a great example of Person-Centred Care.
What’s yours?
Submit your entry to this year's Innovation & Best Practice Awards here 👉https://rb.gy/waw0jr
Their new clinic puts people first. It’s a great example of Person-Centred Care.
What’s yours?
Submit your entry to this year's Innovation & Best Practice Awards here 👉https://rb.gy/waw0jr
April 15, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Patients asked for support after treatment and staff at Camborne & Redruth listened.
Their new clinic puts people first. It’s a great example of Person-Centred Care.
What’s yours?
Submit your entry to this year's Innovation & Best Practice Awards here 👉https://rb.gy/waw0jr
Their new clinic puts people first. It’s a great example of Person-Centred Care.
What’s yours?
Submit your entry to this year's Innovation & Best Practice Awards here 👉https://rb.gy/waw0jr
Submissions for the CHA Awards are open!
Now is your chance to share your innovative community hospital project with us.
Entries close on 6th May 2025 at noon.
More details can be found here 👉
www.communityhospitals.org.uk/quality-impr...
Now is your chance to share your innovative community hospital project with us.
Entries close on 6th May 2025 at noon.
More details can be found here 👉
www.communityhospitals.org.uk/quality-impr...
March 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Submissions for the CHA Awards are open!
Now is your chance to share your innovative community hospital project with us.
Entries close on 6th May 2025 at noon.
More details can be found here 👉
www.communityhospitals.org.uk/quality-impr...
Now is your chance to share your innovative community hospital project with us.
Entries close on 6th May 2025 at noon.
More details can be found here 👉
www.communityhospitals.org.uk/quality-impr...
Want to improve delirium care? Join our CHA Q SIG discussion on 2nd April with Johanna Barnes, winner of a 2024 Innovation & Best Practice Award. Learn how Johanna's project increased early detection by 75% & improved patient care.
Free to attend—register now! forms.gle/2GWPbfsze6YU...
Free to attend—register now! forms.gle/2GWPbfsze6YU...
March 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Want to improve delirium care? Join our CHA Q SIG discussion on 2nd April with Johanna Barnes, winner of a 2024 Innovation & Best Practice Award. Learn how Johanna's project increased early detection by 75% & improved patient care.
Free to attend—register now! forms.gle/2GWPbfsze6YU...
Free to attend—register now! forms.gle/2GWPbfsze6YU...
Entries for the 2025 Innovation & Best Practice Awards are now open!
If you've introduced an initiative that’s made a positive impact in a community hospital, we’d love to hear from you.
Submit by 6th May at noon
For full details visit www.communityhospitals.org.uk/quality-impr...
If you've introduced an initiative that’s made a positive impact in a community hospital, we’d love to hear from you.
Submit by 6th May at noon
For full details visit www.communityhospitals.org.uk/quality-impr...
March 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Entries for the 2025 Innovation & Best Practice Awards are now open!
If you've introduced an initiative that’s made a positive impact in a community hospital, we’d love to hear from you.
Submit by 6th May at noon
For full details visit www.communityhospitals.org.uk/quality-impr...
If you've introduced an initiative that’s made a positive impact in a community hospital, we’d love to hear from you.
Submit by 6th May at noon
For full details visit www.communityhospitals.org.uk/quality-impr...
We're counting down to the opening of this year’s Innovation and Best Practice Awards on 10th March. Join us in celebrating 25 years of recognising outstanding work in our community hospitals.
More details to follow on how to take part and share your innovative work. 👉https://shorturl.at/ad6D6
More details to follow on how to take part and share your innovative work. 👉https://shorturl.at/ad6D6
March 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
We're counting down to the opening of this year’s Innovation and Best Practice Awards on 10th March. Join us in celebrating 25 years of recognising outstanding work in our community hospitals.
More details to follow on how to take part and share your innovative work. 👉https://shorturl.at/ad6D6
More details to follow on how to take part and share your innovative work. 👉https://shorturl.at/ad6D6
Over the past 25 years, the CHA has celebrated innovation and creative approaches in community hospitals. As we get ready to launch the 2025 Innovation & Best Practice Awards, we are looking back at some of our inspiring examples.
Read more here 👉 lnkd.in/esMkRxjy
Read more here 👉 lnkd.in/esMkRxjy
February 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Over the past 25 years, the CHA has celebrated innovation and creative approaches in community hospitals. As we get ready to launch the 2025 Innovation & Best Practice Awards, we are looking back at some of our inspiring examples.
Read more here 👉 lnkd.in/esMkRxjy
Read more here 👉 lnkd.in/esMkRxjy
A new £5.1m diagnostic centre at Ilkeston Community Hospital is helping patients get quicker tests closer to home. It offers CT, X-ray, and an open MRI scanner which is the first in the East Midlan, and is designed to be quieter and more comfortable.
Read more here 👉 shorturl.at/ZOJvm
Read more here 👉 shorturl.at/ZOJvm
February 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
A new £5.1m diagnostic centre at Ilkeston Community Hospital is helping patients get quicker tests closer to home. It offers CT, X-ray, and an open MRI scanner which is the first in the East Midlan, and is designed to be quieter and more comfortable.
Read more here 👉 shorturl.at/ZOJvm
Read more here 👉 shorturl.at/ZOJvm
Local artists are creating a mobile sculpture of approx. 2,000 fish from recycled NHS waste, for the new Berwick Community Hospital which will celebrate Berwick’s fishing heritage. Community workshops will help shape the piece making the hospital a more welcoming space.
👉 shorturl.at/srarM
👉 shorturl.at/srarM
February 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Local artists are creating a mobile sculpture of approx. 2,000 fish from recycled NHS waste, for the new Berwick Community Hospital which will celebrate Berwick’s fishing heritage. Community workshops will help shape the piece making the hospital a more welcoming space.
👉 shorturl.at/srarM
👉 shorturl.at/srarM
Operating theatres at Minehead Community Hospital are expanding local day surgery, easing pressure on larger hospitals. The team runs nearly five days a week, offering dermatology, hand surgery & more.
Patients value care close to home! Read more here www.communityhospitals.org.uk/news/news.html
Patients value care close to home! Read more here www.communityhospitals.org.uk/news/news.html
February 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Operating theatres at Minehead Community Hospital are expanding local day surgery, easing pressure on larger hospitals. The team runs nearly five days a week, offering dermatology, hand surgery & more.
Patients value care close to home! Read more here www.communityhospitals.org.uk/news/news.html
Patients value care close to home! Read more here www.communityhospitals.org.uk/news/news.html
Paulton and Bath Community Hospital’s Cubii initiative was a finalist in the Innovation and Best Practice Awards 2024, showcasing innovative patient care through low-impact movement to support recovery.
Hear more from the team at our upcoming event.
Register now 👉 forms.gle/iwiqyNeFGd3P...
Hear more from the team at our upcoming event.
Register now 👉 forms.gle/iwiqyNeFGd3P...
February 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Paulton and Bath Community Hospital’s Cubii initiative was a finalist in the Innovation and Best Practice Awards 2024, showcasing innovative patient care through low-impact movement to support recovery.
Hear more from the team at our upcoming event.
Register now 👉 forms.gle/iwiqyNeFGd3P...
Hear more from the team at our upcoming event.
Register now 👉 forms.gle/iwiqyNeFGd3P...
Celebrating 70 years of support! Since 1954, Friends of Clatterbridge have funded vital services for patients & staff. Volunteers remain at the heart of their work—new supporters are always welcome.
Find out more 👉 www.communityhospitals.org.uk/news/news.html
Find out more 👉 www.communityhospitals.org.uk/news/news.html
February 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Celebrating 70 years of support! Since 1954, Friends of Clatterbridge have funded vital services for patients & staff. Volunteers remain at the heart of their work—new supporters are always welcome.
Find out more 👉 www.communityhospitals.org.uk/news/news.html
Find out more 👉 www.communityhospitals.org.uk/news/news.html
For 25 years, the CHA has championed innovation and best practice in community hospitals, recognising the incredible work of staff across the UK. This year, we’re inviting you to showcase your best work once again.
Stay tuned - entries for the 2025 IBPA open on 10 March!
Stay tuned - entries for the 2025 IBPA open on 10 March!
February 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
For 25 years, the CHA has championed innovation and best practice in community hospitals, recognising the incredible work of staff across the UK. This year, we’re inviting you to showcase your best work once again.
Stay tuned - entries for the 2025 IBPA open on 10 March!
Stay tuned - entries for the 2025 IBPA open on 10 March!