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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.

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Latest News and Work from the Senate

South West Clinical Senate. Test and Trace Strategy (Sept 2020)

Following discussion with the regional PHE team and with input from the COVID response cells within NHSEI in the South West; the Clinical Senate were asked to convene a session…
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Senate Council Meeting: Test and Trace Strategy

On the 24th September 2020 the Clinical Senate deliberated the question: “What should be the future Test and Trace Strategy for COVID 19 in the SW and how can we…
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South West Clinical Senate. Capturing beneficial changes from the COVID-19 response (Jul 2020)

The NHSEI national Medical Directorate asked clinicians nationwide to respond to the above questions, to understand beneficial improvements and innovations to clinical pathways during the Covid-19 response (March-June 2020). A…
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Senate Council Meeting: Capturing beneficial changes from the COVID 19 response

On the 16th July 2020 the Clinical Senate deliberated the questions: What beneficial innovations/changes have occurred in specialty and patient pathways as a result of the response to COVID 19?…
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Senate Council Pathway Proposal: Delivery of immunosuppressant chemotherapy

At the request of the South West and Peninsula Cancer Alliances, the South West Clinical Senate coordinated a discussion between clinicians from the cancer alliances and the senate, supported by…
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South West Clinical Senate. Operating framework for urgent and planned services in hospital settings during COVID-19 (May 2020)

At the request of the South West Region Medical and Nursing Directors of the South West Clinical Senate were asked to review the recently published national guidance to support the…
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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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