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The South West Clinical Senate is looking for Senate Assembly Members.  Read more about the Senate Assembly here, or follow the yellow button to apply.

Senate Council Recommendations: Waiting for Community Services and the Implications for Adult Community Care

Find out more about the work of the South West Clinical Senate by reading our Biennial Report 2022-2024

South West Clinical Senate Recommendations: Implementing Neighbourhood Health in Rural and Coastal Communities

South West Clinical Senate Assembly

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The Clinical Senate's purpose is to collaborate with commissioners in order to outline the best possible setups for services, all in the pursuit of providing high-quality, long-lasting healthcare. To accomplish this, we create inquiries related to specific service areas, and these questions are deliberated upon during Senate Council meetings. Through this process, the Clinical Senate aspires to become a valuable ally, offering essential insights and guidance to the entire healthcare system.

Advice for Commissioners

Advice for Commissioners

Giving Clinical Input

Giving Clinical Input

Public & Patient Involvement

Public & Patient Involvement

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Latest News and Work from the Senate

Mental Health Services in the South West

Senate Council Meeting Agenda Minutes Pre-reading: 1 Collaborative Care Model 2 Mental health reconfiguration 3 IAPT-3-year-report 4 Crossing-boundaries 5 Integrating behavioural and physical health care 6 Managing urgent Mental Health…
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The South West Senate Assembly  – 12th March 2015

The theme for the day was ‘The challenge of delivering urgent care in the South West’. Click here for the meeting agenda and here for the conference brief. The following presentations from…
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Latest South West Clinical Senate Recommendations

The South West Clinical Senate met on 17th September 2015 to deliberate: Giving due attention to issues of local clinical engagement and ownership whilst retaining focus on economies of scale,…
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Urgent and Emergency Care

Senate Council meeting Agenda Minutes Pre-reading – Transforming urgent and emergency care services in England Integrated Urgent Care – Commissioning Standards Presentations: An integrated urgent and emergency care system –…
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South West Clinical Senate. National standard for urgent and emergency care (Sept 2015)

The South West Clinical Senate met on the 17th September 2015 to deliberate and provide recommendations for the following question. The question: Giving due attention to issues of local clinical…
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New Chair of the South West Clinical Senate – Dr Phil Yates

Dr Phil Yates in now in post as the Chair of the South West Clinical Senate.    
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About South West Clinical Senate

The Clinical Senate plays a crucial role in collaborating with commissioners to define the best possible service setups that ensure high quality, long-lasting healthcare services. To achieve this, they raise pertinent questions regarding specific service domains, which are deliberated upon in Senate Council meetings. Through this approach, the Clinical Senate aims to become a valuable advisor and supporter of the entire healthcare system.

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