We are pleased to announce the return of our Special Interest Group discussions for 2026.
Our first speaker of the year will be Sue Greenwood MBE from Camborne Redruth Community Hospital.

About the discussion
Community Assessment and Treatment Units in Cornwall began as a pandemic response. What they have become is something rather more significant. Cornwall's teams have pushed the boundaries of traditional same day emergency care well beyond the acute setting, developing new skills, practices and pathways that bring urgent care closer to the people who need it.

Sue Greenwood MBE has presented this work at both the 2024 and 2026 CHA National Conferences, where her sessions proved among the most popular of the programme. She joins us now to continue that conversation with an account of how the service has evolved and what the team has learned along the way.

This session goes beyond describing what Cornwall has achieved. The discussion will focus on how Sue and her colleagues developed the service - the thinking behind key decisions, the challenges of establishing new ways of working and what others in community hospitals might take away and apply in their own settings.

This is a free online event, open to staff working in community hospitals and hubs and anyone with an interest in community hospitals, hubs and their development.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to gain valuable insights, network and discuss the opportunities and challenges presented on this topic. There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion. Do join us.

About our speaker
Sue is a Modern Matron and Clinical lead at Cornwall Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust. Sue has long been an active supporter of the CHA, and has contributed to our forum and discussions. Sue has been key to successfully establishing CATU (Community Assessment and Treatment Units) in community hospitals for frail elderly patients. For their CATU initiative, Sue and her team attracted a commendation in CHA Innovations and Best Practice programme. Sue Greenwood is a Queen's Nurse and has received an MBE for her services. Most recently Sue was awarded one of five QICN NGS Elsie Wagg Innovation Scholarships for 2026.Book your place now!

 

About these events 
This is a free online event hosted by the CHA. To join the event, please register your details below. You may need to click the 'next' button at the bottom of this page depending on your device. Once registered, you will receive the Zoom link for the discussion. We will also send a reminder closer to the time so you don't miss out.
Please ensure you have access to Zoom on your device. The meeting room will open at 6.55pm on the evening of the event.

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Please be aware CHA Special Interest Group discussion groups are recorded and a recording of the event will be accessible on the CHA website. CPD certs will be available following completion of a short event evaluation. 

Join our SIG
Would you like to be part of our Special Interest Group: sharing good practice in Q? It's completely free to join and is a fantastic networking platform. Follow this link to register Community Hospitals SIG on Q

You can watch recordings of all the previous Q CHA SIG discussions here Special Interest Group on Community Hospitals - Q & CHA

Join the CHA, it's free!
The Community Hospitals Association is a growing membership organisation. We pride ourselves in championing the marvelous work carried out in community hospitals across the four nations. Individual membership is free and open to clinical and non-clinical staff, researchers, and anyone interested in community hospitals. Follow this link to join.

Contact us
Should you wish to get in touch about the event or require any support to register, please contact on eleanor@communityhospitals.net or 07876 408259.