Advice in relation to recommendations for service change for (mainly) specialised cancer and cardiovascular services and the model of care for radical prostatectomies Report of the Clinical Review Panel held on 11 March 2014 The Senate was asked to provide advice in...
Advance Care Planning (ACP) is a vital component of end of life care planning. This publication summarises the benefits of ACP, explores the current barriers to its greater uptake, and provides a wide range of recommendations to enable its greater use. Our publication...
Horizon Scanning - referred to the Senate following anecdotal evidence of pressure on mental health services in Wessex. A scoping piece of work was commissioned by the Senate from the Strategic Clinical Network.
Given the demography of the South West and taking into consideration: 24/7 access to a specialist opinion, the issue of late diagnosis and people over the age of 50, the senate has specified recommendations for the optimal model/s to deliver HIV care to children and...
In order to deliver excellent care which complies with NHS England's service specifications, these are the principles which the South West Clinical Senate proposes that specialised commissioning should consider.
Request for advice from Strategic Clinical Networks who had concerns that the implementation of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 had resulted in a significant increase in acute referrals out of Wessex (particularly for Specialised Services). The Senate commissioned...
The Council was asked by NHS England (Wessex) to consider three options for reconfiguration of vascular surgery in South East Hampshire: Option 1 Maintain two independent vascular centres Option 2 Network model as described in the NHS Contract for Specialised Vascular...