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.

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Integrated operational pressures escalation levels (OPEL) framework 2024 to 2026

This Integrated operational pressures escalation levels (OPEL) framework 2024 to 2026 is for the management of operational pressures across NHS England’s providers, including acute trusts, community health, mental health, and NHS 111 services and provides the core parameters that each of these types of provider must use to determine their OPEL.

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