For more than a decade, CHEC has been working as a partner to the NHS to increase patient choice and provide personalised, equitable access to timely care and treatment locally. Through our 35+ community hospitals nationwide, CHEC makes a variety of healthcare services more readily accessible in local communities by offering patients greater flexibility and reduced waiting times. Partner with CHEC Drawing on his extensive experience at the forefront of clinical governance and system transformation, and in light of the NHS 10-Year Plan and the recent speech by Alan Milburn, CHEC’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Des Breen, offers his perspective. Professor Breen is dedicated to exploring the most pressing challenges and exciting opportunities in UK healthcare. From the evolution of integrated care to the future of patient safety, exploring innovative solutions and shares insights aimed at building a better healthcare landscape for all. Read more Having spent last week meeting with some key contacts in London and having valuable conversations with Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner at the Local Government Association (LGA) reception, it is clear to me that there is a growing consensus around the need for locally empowered, integrated public services. As the NHS moves from planning into delivering its 10-Year Plan and the Devolution Bill moves through Parliament, the focus must now shift to how these ambitions are translated into real, local impact. Read more CHEC are delighted to partner with the NHS to reduce backlogs and relieving pressure points to support the wider healthcare ecosystem, including clinical triage, diagnostics and one-stop shop appointment pathways to balance Trust waiting lists. We are clinically led, offering clinical excellence, patient safety, clinical governance, and innovation to successfully lower waiting lists across elective and diagnostic pathways in ophthalmology, gastroenterology, dermatology and ENT. We offer sub-contracting, IPT arrangements and framework call-off proposals to support NHS partners. Our services: Ophthalmology ServicesClick here to read about our full range of Ophthalmology treatmentsOphthalmologyGastroenterology ServicesClick here to read about our full range of Gastroenterology treatmentsGastroenterology Dermatology ServicesClick here to read about our full range of Dermatology treatmentsDermatologyENT ServicesClick here to read about our full range of ENT treatmentsENTMental Health ServicesLearn more