The Northern England Clinical Senate were requested by Cumbria CCG to provide independent clinical assurance and advice to their Together for A Healthier Future programme.
For Phase 2 of the work the Northern England Clinical Senate were asked to help the development of a second set of high risk clinical pathways in North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust (NCUHT). The senate was asked to give assurance on the pathways for acute stroke, transfer of deteriorating patients and paediatrics providing external challenge and checks in the system to ensure that the proposals that are developed are clinically robust.