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CHC Nurses Agency Network: Connecting & Empowering CHC Agency Nurses Across the UK
A Professional Network Dedicated to Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Agency Nurses
The CHC Nurses Agency Network is a UK-based professional community created by and for nurses working within Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and related community settings. We bring together CHC agency nurses to share expertise, support each other, and navigate the complexity of CHC practice with confidence.
Our network offers a safe space to connect, learn and grow professionally – whether you are an experienced CHC nurse or new to agency work. We recognise that only another nurse truly understands the pressure, responsibility and emotional impact of frontline care. Through our private online groups, events and peer support, we make CHC nursing less isolating and more sustainable.
With a core membership of around 500 CHC agency nursing professionals, the CHC Nurses Agency Network provides real-time advice, shared resources and community, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Join us to build your confidence, expand your CHC knowledge, and develop long-term professional relationships and friendships.
What the CHC Nurses Agency Network Offers
Private, Supportive Community for CHC Agency Nurses
Peer Support from Nurses Who Truly Understand Your Role
Agency nursing can be both rewarding and challenging, particularly in the specialist area of Continuing Healthcare. Our network provides a confidential, invite-only space where CHC nurses can openly discuss clinical issues, workplace challenges and professional dilemmas with colleagues who genuinely understand.
Members routinely share best practice, practical tips and real-world problem solving relevant to CHC practice, assessments, funding decisions and multi-disciplinary working. This peer-to-peer support helps reduce stress, prevent burnout, and improve the quality and consistency of care delivered to patients.
Regular Networking Events & Professional Meet-Ups
Building Professional Relationships that Last for Years
We organise regular online and in-person events designed specifically for CHC agency nurses. These range from informal networking meet-ups to more structured sessions focused on CHC practice, case discussions and regulatory updates.
Many nurses in our community stay in touch long after events, forming strong professional bonds and friendships that continue for years. These relationships provide ongoing mentoring, job insight and emotional support – vital for those working across multiple agencies, CCGs/ICBs, local authorities and care settings.
24/7 Confidential Social Media Groups
Instant Access to CHC Expertise, Every Day of the Year
The CHC Nurses Agency Network operates a range of closed, invite-only social media groups where members can post questions, share resources and discuss cases (confidentially and in line with professional standards) at any time.
With hundreds of active CHC agency nurses contributing, you can tap into collective expertise 24-7-365. Whether you need clarification on CHC eligibility criteria, want to discuss MDT documentation, or are facing a complex discharge planning situation, you are never working alone.
Support for CHC Nursing Practice & Healthcare Organisations
Transitions in Healthcare & Complex Discharges
Ensuring Safe, Person-Centred Transitions Between Care Settings
CHC agency nurses in our network regularly work within acute, community and social care environments, managing complex transitions and discharges. Through shared learning and peer discussion, we focus on safe, person-centred transitions that reduce risk and support continuity of care.
Members exchange practical approaches to coordinating care pathways, involving families, managing risk, and liaising with multidisciplinary teams. This shared expertise leads to smoother transitions, safer discharges and better outcomes for patients with ongoing and complex healthcare needs.
Pre-CQC Practice Support & Quality Improvement Insight
Learning from Real-World CQC Experience Across Multiple Settings
Because our members work in a wide variety of hospitals, community teams, care homes and CHC services, the network has a unique, collective insight into CQC expectations and quality standards. Nurses share their experiences of inspections, audits and quality improvement initiatives.
This real-world knowledge helps both individual nurses and services they work with to prepare for CQC inspections, strengthen documentation, improve governance and enhance patient safety. While we are primarily a peer network, our community discussion naturally supports compliance awareness and quality of care.
Person-Centred Care for Learning Disabilities & Complex Needs
Championing Dignity, Independence and Safeguarding
Many CHC Nurses Agency Network members have specialist experience in Learning Disabilities (LD), autism and complex behavioural needs. Within our groups and events, nurses discuss person-centred strategies that promote dignity, communication, independence and safety.
We encourage members to share examples of effective care and support plans, risk assessments, positive behaviour support approaches and safeguarding practice. This collaborative learning helps nurses deliver better, more consistent care to individuals with learning disabilities and complex needs in community and residential settings.
Specialist CHC Training, Guidance and Events
Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and Community DoLS Practice Support
Deepening Your Understanding of CHC Eligibility, Assessments and Legal Frameworks
CHC is a specialised field with complex eligibility criteria, assessment tools and legal frameworks. Through our network, members share guidance, signpost to resources and discuss real cases involving CHC assessments, Decision Support Tools (DST), fast-track referrals, and Community Deprivation of Liberty (DoLS) issues.
We host and promote informal training sessions, webinars and peer-led discussions that help agency nurses develop clarity around CHC processes, documentation standards and legal responsibilities, leading to safer, more defensible clinical decision-making.
Professional Development Through CHC-Focused Events
Keeping Up to Date with Policy Changes and Best Practice
The CHC landscape is continually evolving, with regular updates to national frameworks, local policies and commissioning arrangements. Our network keeps members informed by sharing updates, highlighting key changes and hosting events that focus on practical implications for frontline CHC nursing.
By attending our workshops, online sessions and networking events, CHC agency nurses can stay ahead of regulatory developments, exchange ideas with peers, and continuously refine their professional practice in line with current standards.
Peer-Led Case Discussion & Informal Case Management Insight
Learning from Real Cases to Improve Everyday Practice
While the CHC Nurses Agency Network is not a formal case management provider, our members bring extensive experience in coordinating complex care packages, liaising with commissioners and advocating for patients. Through anonymised case discussions, nurses share what works and what does not in real-world scenarios.
This peer-led reflection helps nurses strengthen their skills in areas such as care coordination, communication, documentation, safeguarding, consent and capacity, ultimately improving outcomes for the people they support and enhancing their own professional confidence.
Why Join the CHC Nurses Agency Network?
Created by CHC Nurses, for CHC Nurses
Our network is built around the realities of CHC and agency nursing. We understand shift patterns, time pressures, lone working, and the emotional impact of complex clinical decisions – because we live it too. This makes our support relevant, practical and grounded in lived experience.
Practical, Person-Centred and Professionally Focused
Everything we do is aimed at helping CHC agency nurses deliver safe, person-centred, legally compliant care while protecting their own wellbeing. By joining the network, you gain access to hundreds of colleagues who can help you navigate challenges, reduce isolation and grow in confidence.
A Long-Term Community, Not Just a One-Off Training Session
Unlike one-off courses or ad hoc training, the CHC Nurses Agency Network offers ongoing connection and support. Many members remain part of the community for years, building a strong, reliable professional network they can turn to at every stage of their CHC nursing career.
How to Join the CHC Nurses Agency Network
If you are an agency nurse working in Continuing Healthcare, complex care, community nursing or related settings, we welcome you to join our network. Becoming a member gives you access to our private social media groups, events and professional community.
To join, simply reach out via our website or listed contact channels. Once verified as a CHC/agency nursing professional, you will receive an invitation to our confidential groups where you can immediately start connecting, learning and sharing with colleagues.
Make your CHC nursing journey more supported, less isolated and better informed – become part of the CHC Nurses Agency Network today.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the CHC Nurses Agency Network? The CHC Nurses Agency Network is a UK-based professional community for agency nurses working in Continuing Healthcare and complex community care.
- Who can join the CHC Nurses Agency Network? Agency nurses and nursing professionals with experience or interest in CHC, complex care or community-based nursing are welcome to apply to join.
- Is the network only for UK nurses? The network is primarily focused on UK-based CHC and agency nursing practice, so most members work within the UK health and social care system.
- How do I join the CHC Nurses Agency Network? You can contact us via our website or provided contact details, and once verified you will be invited into our private social media groups.
- What kind of support does the network offer? We offer peer-to-peer support, shared resources, informal guidance on CHC practice, networking events and access to confidential discussion groups 24/7.
- Do you offer formal CHC training courses? We host and promote CHC-focused events, webinars and peer-led learning sessions, but we are primarily a professional network rather than a formal training provider.
- Is the CHC Nurses Agency Network free to join? Membership details, including any fees or requirements, are provided when you contact us to express interest in joining.
- Are discussions in the groups confidential? Yes, our social media groups are private and invite-only, and members are expected to maintain confidentiality and follow professional standards at all times.
- Can the network help me with CQC-related questions? While we do not provide official regulatory advice, members regularly share real-world experience of CQC expectations, inspections and quality improvement in CHC settings.
- How active is the CHC Nurses Agency Network community? Our core network of around 500 CHC agency nurses share questions, support and insights every day of the year, making it a highly active and responsive community.
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