Community Network
The national voice of NHS community providers.
Hosted by the NHS Confederation and NHS Providers, we support trusts and not-for-profit organisations providing NHS community health services to deliver high-quality care by influencing national policy, sharing good practice and promoting a vision of integrated care in the community.
Our vision is to be an effective network for all trusts and not-for-profit organisations providing NHS community health services, championing, supporting and influencing their role in the health and care system.
What is the Community Network?
What are the aims of the Community Network?
- Represent the views of providers of NHS community services to decision-makers, stakeholders and the media, giving national voice to their concerns
- Shape the national policy debate to raise the profile of the pivotal role community services play in delivering high quality, integrated care, now and in the future particularly as system working develops
- Ensure the full range of trusts and not-for-profit organisations providing NHS community health services feel they equally own and are part of the Network and national debate on community, primary and social care
- Support members to develop solutions by sharing ideas, insights and best practice with a particular focus on high quality, integrated care for patients and service users.
Who is the Community Network for?
- NHS community trusts,
- NHS acute trusts offering community services,
- NHS mental health trusts offering community services, and
- Community interest companies and Social Enterprises offering community services.
Community health services
This infographic gives a short summary on what community health services are, and the role they play.
What are community health services?
Celebrating Community Services
Celebrating Community Services week takes place annually, shining a light on the role, breadth and importance of community health services.
Hosted by NHS Providers and the NHS Confederation, the week exists primarily on social media using #CelebratingCommunityServices to bring services to life, celebrate the sector’s successes and the impact this has on people’s lives.
How to get involved
Every year, we ask community providers to get involved to share their successes – whether it’s a case study, a testimonial, a shout-out to your team or more using #CelebratingCommunityServices. The main thing is to raise the visibility of these services.
Feel free to use the hashtag all year round and tag us in @NHSProviders and @NHSconfed and we'll help to amplify your success. You can also email jim.palmer@nhsconfed.org for further information.
