Clinical Sentates
Clinical Senates have been established to be a source of independent, strategic advice and guidance to commissioners and other stakeholders to assist them to make the best decisions about healthcare for the populations they represent. Clinical senates will help Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs) and the NHS CB to make the best decisions about healthcare for the populations they represent by providing advice and leadership at a strategic level.
There are 12 Clinical Senates across England.
- London
- East of England
- East Midlands
- West Midlands
- Cheshire and Mersey
- Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria
- Northern
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- South East Coast
- South West
- Thames Valley
- Wessex
The Clinical Senate Assembly or Forum is a diverse multi-professional forum providing the Council with ready access to experts from a broad range of health and care professions. Membership of the Assembly or Forum will encompass the ‘birth to death’ spectrum of NHS care and will include patient representatives.
The Clinical Senate Council is a small multi-professional steering group. This group co-ordinates and manages the Senate’s business. It will maintain a strategic overview across their region and be responsible for the formulation and provision of advice working with the broader Senate Assembly or Forum.