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Senate Council Recommendations: Sustainable Early Intervention to Reduce Children’s Mental Health Demand in the South West

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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

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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SW Senate inviting applications for new Senate Chair

The South West Clinical Senate is looking to appoint a Chair to replace Dr Vaughan Lewis, our current Chair who is leaving to take up the post of Medical Director…
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South West Clinical Senate. Clinical Co-Dependencies of Acute Hospital Services – South East Coast Senate (May 2015)

South West Clinical Senate Council Meeting, 14th May 2015, Taunton Rugby Football Club The question: Can the Clinical Senate assure South West CCGs that the clinical co-dependencies described by the…
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Presentations from the South West Clinical Senate Council meeting 14th May

The South West Clinical Senate received the following excellent presentations at the Senate Council meeting on 14th May: Co-dependencies: developing the framework One hospital with a long corridor – The…
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Clinical Co-Dependencies

Senate Council meeting Agenda Minutes Pre-reading The Clinical Co-dependencies of Acute Hospital Services SEC Clinical Senate Dec 2014 Grids V2 Facing the Future Together for Child Health final web version…
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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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