Community Health Partnerships, or CHPs for short are the name of the new organisations that have been set up across Scotland to provide a wide range of community based services delivered in homes, health centres, clinics and schools. These include health visiting, district nursing, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy, podiatry, mental health, addiction and learning disability services. Staff delivering these services work closely with other local health professionals, including GPs, dentists, pharmacists and opticians to plan and develop services across the CHP area.
CHPs will work closely with local councils, hospitals and community groups to breakdown the barriers that have traditionally existed between community health, social care and specialist health services. They will also develop partnerships with local education, leisure and employment services as these also have an important role to play in improving the health of local people.