CHA Celebrating 50 Years!

Day by Day Celebrations!

 

We are celebrating 50 years of the CHA throughout October. We will be sharing resources, good practice, histories and reflections on the CHA. Do follow us every day on social media. Highlights will be captured here for each day.  To read more about the fascinating history, current role and future of community hospitals around the UK on our website please click here.   We welcome your thoughts, suggestions and contributions at celebrating@communityhospitals.net

 

Roy Lilley, Patron of the CHA, Sending a Message of Congratulations

 

 

 

  Monday 26th October

    

Message from Katie Scott

Totnes Hospital history, read more here

 

 

Professor Jon Glasby 

 

 

  Sunday 25th October

   

Message from Dr Kate Stokes

Westminster Hospital Shaftesbury history - read more her

 

 Saturday 24th October

   

Message from Dr David Pope

Message from Dr Shauna Fannin

 

Video of Victoria Hospital Wimborne

 

  Friday 23rd October

  

Message from Tom Brooks, CHA Lead for Wales

Yeatman Hospital Sherborne, read the history here

 

 

Lincolnshire Community Hospitals

 

  Thursday 22nd October

    

Message from Trish Jay

Barry Community Hospital - Good Practice

 

Moreton Hospital History read more here

 

  Wednesday 21st October

       

 

  Tuesday 20th October

       

Message from Dr David Pope, past CHA committee member

Bridlington Hospital history read more here

Samuel Johnson Community Hospital see the video on the midwifery-led Maternity Unit here

 

 Monday 19th October 

      

Message from Helen Rowe

Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda

Crowborough Hospital History - read more here

 

  Sunday 18th October

    

Message from Barbara Moore, Previous CEO CHA

Professor Jon Glasby, University of Birmingham read more here

Lambeth Community Care Centre read more here

 
  Saturday 17th October 

    

Message from Jane Crowther

Barry Community Hospital 25 Years!

Wimborne Hospital History read more her

 

  Friday 16th October 

      

Message from Liz Fenton

Swanage Hospital History read more here

Tetbury Hospital read more here

 
  Thursday 15th October 

   

Tewkesbury Hospital Covid-19 Response see the video here

Message from Dr David Pope, previous CHA committee member

 

 

  Wednesday 14th October

    

Message from Jan Marriott

Birmingham Covid Wards

Faversham Hospital History - read more here

 

  Tuesday 13th October

  

Message from Barry Nealon, Rye Hospital

Blog by Steffi Bailey read more here

  

  Monday 12th October

       

Message from Professor Geoff Meads

History of Community Hospitals -read more here

Sidmouth Hospital see the video here

 

  Sunday 11th October

Message from Heather Penwarden, Honiton

Dr Emma Pitchforth - Research on International Learning

Seaton Hospital History read more here

  

  Saturday 10th October

Message from Andrew Crowther, Past President CHA

South Petherton Hospital Good Practice Award

Rye Hospital History - read more here

 

  Friday 9th October

Message from Chris Humphris, Chair CHA

Crewkerne Hospital history read more here

Tom Brooks CHA Lead for Wales - Paper on Rural Health here

 

  Thursday 8th October

Message from Steve Dunn, CEO West Suffolk NHSFT

Sandra Speller - read her blog here

History of Lydney & District Hospital read more here

 

 

  Wednesday 7th October

Message from Richard Hallett, Director & Treasurer of CHA

Professor John Young on his research on efficiency read more here

History of Blandford Hospital  read more here

 

  Tuesday 6th October

Dr Alastair Noble, CHA Lead for Scotland

Skegness hospital history - read more here

Dilke Hospital see the video about coping with Covid here

  

  Monday 5th October

Message from Suzanne Jones, CEO of the CHA

Read more about the Tetbury MIU here

 

  Sunday 4th October

Message from Dr Claire Hulme

Birmingham Good Practice read more

History of Tewkesbury - read more here

  

 Saturday 3rd October

Message from Dr Roy Sharma, CHA

Julia Fairhall, Sussex Community NHST  Read Julia's blog here

Horsham Hospital

 

 Friday 2nd October

Message from Dr David Seamark, Vice-President of CHA

Newmarket Community Hospital

Axminster Hospital - History read more here

 

 Thursday 1st October

    

Message from Helen Tucker, President of CHA

The Vale Hospital see the video on the stroke unit here