11 August 2025

Here shortlisted for HSJ Award 2025 for CADs

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We’re delighted to share that Community Appointments Days (CADs), developed by Here as part of Sussex MSK Partnership has been shortlisted for a 2025 HSJ Award in the Primary and Community Care Innovation of the Year category. 

This shortlisting is a celebration of the collaborative effort that brought CADs to life – including our brilliant partners at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, local VCSE organisations, and the dedicated clinicians, care navigators and volunteers who are reimagining care with us. 

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Community Appointment Days (CADs)

Our entry showcases the innovative CAD model of care co-designed with patients, clinicians and voluntary sector partners. CADs are transforming how people experience MSK (musculoskeletal) support by bringing together whole teams of professionals in local community spaces, and delivering same-day, person-centred care shaped around individual priorities. 

“What could have taken a few months was made possible in 1.5 hours.”
— Patient feedback from a CAD 

The CAD vision

Born from a vision to take care out of hospitals and into the heart of communities, CADs enable people to get the support they need in one visit – from clinical advice and self-management plans to wellbeing coaching and social prescribing. With over half of attendees discharged to self-care on the day, and outstanding feedback from both patients and staff, CADs are delivering real impact – and a powerful example of what becomes possible when we start with trust, partnership, and the question “What matters to you?” 

Shortlisted from over 1,250 entries nationwide

The most coveted accolade in UK healthcare, the HSJ Awards is the largest annual benchmarking and recognition programme for the health sector. This year’s awards attracted more than 1,250 entries from across the health sector. With only 245 projects and individuals making it through to the final shortlist, the competition has been incredibly tough, demonstrating the impressive scale of talent, commitment, and impact across the NHS and wider healthcare landscape. 

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Our shortlisted entry for Community Appointment Days, was selected following a rigorous judging process and has been recognised as a standout example of excellence in healthcare delivery. 

We are honoured to be shortlisted for the HSJ 2025, Primary and Community Care Innovation of the Year award. This recognition is a testament to what’s possible when we put people at the centre of care and work across traditional boundaries. Community Appointment Days are built on trust, collaboration and listening – and they’re making a real difference to people’s lives. I’m incredibly proud of the teams and partners who have made this happen and delighted to see their work acknowledged on a national stage. To be recognised among so many outstanding initiatives is already a win in itself.

Helen Curr
CEO at
Here

HSJ Editor Alastair McLellan commented: “On behalf of all my colleagues, it gives me great pleasure to congratulate Here on being shortlisted as a finalist in the category of Primary and Community Care Innovation of the Year. All of the applications represent the ‘very best of the NHS’ and often leave our esteemed panel of judges with an impossible choice! Year on year the number of entrants continue to rise which I find so encouraging and is testament to the effect that HSJ Awards can have on improved staff culture and morale.” 

We’re proud to stand alongside others who are pushing boundaries and demonstrating that integrated, person-centred care is not just possible, but essential for the future of healthcare. 

Thank you to everyone involved and congratulations to all the other inspiring projects and teams shortlisted this year! 

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