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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Community health services waiting times

Supplementary guidance to support the Medium term planning framework – delivering change together 2026/27 to 2028/29 year 1 objective of 78% of community health service waits being under 18 weeks by the end of 2026/27. Annex 1: community health services waiting times action lists build on these recommendations, outlining both ‘core’ and ‘going further’ activities…