Coventry will spend £3 million on eight neighbourhood health projects designed to keep people out of hospital, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW) has announced.

The money comes from the Neighbourhood Health Investment Fund and was announced on 6 November. The trust says it will fund a shift away from reactive, hospital-based care towards care that is preventative and delivered nearer to people's homes.

Among the eight projects are same-day hubs for children with breathing illnesses and five new community clinical roles. The trust's announcement names five of the eight programmes but does not say how the £3 million is divided between them.

Coventry is one of 43 frontrunner areas chosen in the first phase of the national neighbourhood health programme, which aims to give people easier access to the right care and help them stay well. The programme brings together hospitals, community and mental health services, GPs, the council and the voluntary sector.

Two Integrated Neighbourhood Teams are already running in the south-west and south of the city, and the trust says it plans to extend them across the whole of Coventry later this year. Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust is a partner in the carers project within the programme.

The work reflects the government's 10-year health plan and its three shifts: hospital to community, analogue to digital, and sickness to prevention. UHCW has provided adult community physical health services in Coventry since July 2024, and the trust says updates will be posted on local NHS and council websites.

[Source: theleamingtonpost.co.uk](https://www.theleamingtonpost.co.uk/coventry-neighbourhood-health-3-million/) | [Source: uhcw.nhs.uk](https://www.uhcw.nhs.uk/our-services-and-people/our-departments/coventry-neighbourhood-health/)