Bristol Community Health was a Community Interest Company providing community health trust services to the people of Bristol, England, established under the Transforming Community Services initiative.[1] It comprises the community services previously run by Bristol Primary Care Trust.

It won a contract to provide children's community services in Bristol and South Gloucestershire in October 2015 in conjunction with Sirona Care & Health, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust and Barnardo's.[2][3]

It was shortlisted for two awards at the 2015 Social Enterprise UK Awards in November 2015 - both Health and Social Care and UK Social Enterprise of the Year.[4] In 2017 the services provided were rated as good by the Care Quality Commission.[5]

References

  1. "Bristol Community Health". NHS Choices. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  2. "NHS trust preferred bidder for Bristol children's services contract". Health Service Journal. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  3. "What is Community Children's Health Partnership". Community Children's Health Partnership. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  4. "Bristol healthcare social enterprise shortlisted for four national awards". Bristol Post. 5 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  5. "Bristol Community Health C.I.C." Care Quality Commission. Retrieved 23 September 2017.


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