The Excellence Network regional networks in England
The Excellence Network regional model in England has moved to a new structure to mirror the NHS England integrated care system (ICS) areas.
There are now 7 regions in England which align to the NHS England integrated care system (ICS) areas. You can view the ICS structure here on the NHS England website.
Take a look below to find your new regional professional network, who it's led by and which areas it covers.
Led by: Sarah Fraser, Specialist Speech and Language Therapist at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Areas covered:
- Humber and North Yorkshire
- North East and North Cumbria
- South Yorkshire
- West Yorkshire
Find out how to join the North East and Yorkshire regional Excellence Network.
Led by: Antonella Macerollo, Consultant Neurologist at The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust.
Areas covered:
- Cheshire and Merseyside
- Greater Manchester
- Lancashire and South Cumbria
Find out how to join the North West regional Excellence Network.
Led by: Recruitment for the Midlands Regional Clinical Lead post will be advertised shortly.
Areas covered:
- Birmingham and Solihull
- Black Country
- Coventry and Warwickshire
- Derby and Derbyshire
- Herefordshire and Worcestershire
- Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
- Lincolnshire
- Northamptonshire
- Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
- Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin
- Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent
Find out how to join the Midlands regional Excellence Network.
Led by: Alistair Mackett, Consultant Geriatrician at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Areas covered:
- Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Hertfordshire and West Essex
- Mid and South Essex
- Norfolk and Waveney
- Suffolk and North East Essex
Find out how to join the East of England regional Excellence Network.
Led by: Emily Henderson, Honorary Consultant Geriatrician at Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Associate Professor of Ageing and Movement Disorders at the University of Bristol.
Areas covered:
- Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire
- Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
- Devon
- Dorset
- Gloucestershire
- Somerset
Find out how to join the South West regional Excellence Network.
Led by: Recruitment for the South East Regional Clinical Lead post will be advertised shortly.
Areas covered:
- Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West
- Frimley
- Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
- Kent and Medway
- Surrey Heartlands
- Sussex
Find out how to join the South East regional Excellence Network.
Led by: Recruitment for the London Regional Clinical Lead will be advertised shortly.
Areas covered:
- North Central London
- North East London
- North West London
- South East London
- South West London
Find out how to join the London regional Excellence Network.
Join your regional network
Complete our short registration form to join your regional Excellence Network in England.
You'll be added to its mailing list and online collaboration platform, Basecamp.