Community health services

Healthcare professional and older patient.

Shifting more care out of hospital and into the community is one of the improvements outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan and will help ensure we meet the changing health needs of the country over the coming decade.

Latest publications

Standardising community health services – core component descriptions

Supplementary guidance to the Medium term planning framework – delivering change together 2026/27 to 2028/29. This guidance provides detailed descriptions of the core components of community health services (CHS) which account for the majority of CHS activity, including guidance on local and national reporting.