Urgent community response (UCR) services will be essential this winter and beyond.

#TheCommunityNetwork ’s new briefing, produced with NHS Confederation explores how they could go further faster for the benefit of patients and the health and care system.

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'The work of community teams often goes unseen and unsung but they make a massive difference.'

NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard says a huge thank you to everyone working in community health services.

#CelebratingCommunityServices NHS Confederation

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Well done team Sussex Community NHS Here #celebratingcommunityservices

'Community services are there for people throughout their lives, in a variety of ways and places.'

Siobhan Melia explains why she is #CelebratingCommunityServices , and so are we.

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'Community services are there for people throughout their lives, in a variety of ways and places.”

Siobhan Melia explains why she is #CelebratingCommunityServices , and so are we at NHS Providers NHS Confederation.

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Such a great morning at the pulmonary rehab exercise class Sussex Community NHS Building patient confidence, personalised goal setting, reducing social isolation and having fun. Thank you Laura, Zoe and fab SCFT Volunteers Kim, very impressive!

Thanks to everyone we met Sussex Community NHS today for their dedication and ambition for improvement for our patients. I am also feeling the pride, passion and enthusiasm after such an inspirational afternoon.

Great effort Sussex Community NHS #brightonpride 🌧️🏳️‍🌈

This is such great news, well done everyone Sussex Community NHS South East Coast Ambulance and partnership working will make such a difference for our patients 🙌 Hollie Poole RN QN

First Sussex Community NHS induction for a while. Fantastic to meet people working in different roles. Gemma Cheneler (she/her) leading great activities. CEO Siobhan Melia discussed importance of wellbeing, career development and culture of continuous improvement. Some great questions for Siobhan too.

Delighted to welcome almost 50 new colleagues Sussex Community NHS Trust Induction today and to talk about well-being, development opportunities and the importance of our values #nhs

What does the #NHSworkforceplan mean for community health services?

How can the ambitions be made a reality?

#TheCommunityNetwork chair Siobhan Melia writes in @HCleadernews
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Great to hear from Sussex Community NHS urgent community response team this morning and really reinforced that this is such a positive service development for our patients #teamwork #partnerships #advancedclinicalpractice

Happy 75th birthday to our NHS 🎂🎉🎈💙

“It's a really proud moment to stop, take a breath and look forward to the future. Thank you to everybody for your incredible dedication and hard work” - Siobhan Melia, Chief Executive at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.

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Thank you to witnesses who gave evidence to the Committee on Monday! Salwa Malik💙 from Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Prof Catherine Evans from CSI Palliative Care, Alex Thomson of Royal College of Psychiatrists, Siobhan Melia of Sussex Community NHS and the Community Network and Tom Cottam from British Red Cross 🧡

Today, Siobhan Melia, chair of #TheCommunityNetwork which we host with NHS Providers, will give evidence to @commonshealth inquiry on the integration of primary and community care from 3.55pm.

📖 Our written evidence
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Join us for #TheCommunityNetwork ’s next event on Tuesday 6 June.

Featuring:
✅ Strategic update from Matthew Taylor
✅ Update on national priorities by James Sanderson
✅ NHS England’s community data team

Chaired by Siobhan Melia

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Thank you to all nursing colleagues for your compassion, dedication and determination. Happy #NursesDay

Today we say farewell and thank you to our Interim Chief Executive, Siobhan Melia, as she returns to her substantive post at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. Best wishes for the future Siobhan, from all at SECAmb💚

Thank you to everyone South East Coast Ambulance who has made me feel so welcome over the past 9 months. With a couple of days to go before the end of my secondment, it’s good to reflect upon the progress made and the dedication of our people #nhs