Senate Assembly
The Senate Assembly is a diverse, multi-disciplinary, professional collective providing the Senate Council with access to experts with a wide range of experience and ability from across the South West.
Membership encompasses the ‘pre-conception to death’ spectrum of care across all health and social care settings. Members are expected to decouple institutional obligations from their advisory role on the Senate. To be effective and credible, the Assembly membership is geographically representative, multi-professional and spans a variety of organisation types.
At times, the Senate work requires advice and views from individuals who are not assembly members. In seeking that advice, the Senate will ensure appropriate stakeholder consultation including, where appropriate, the views of Royal Colleges and other professional organisations.
Senate Council membership will be drawn from the Senate Assembly. Senate Assembly members not on the Council do not usually attend Senate Council meetings unless they are presenting evidence.
The key function of the Senate Assembly is to:
- Provide evidence on questions being addressed by the Council.
- Provide wide ranging knowledge and expertise the Senate Council can draw on.
- Champion the role of the Clinical Senate.
- Help to set the annual work plan for the Senate Council and propose potential topics and or/questions that commissioners may wish to put forward.
- Agree the selection process of members to the Senate Council.
The Senate Assembly convenes once a year usually. This event covers issues, including future priorities, as well as offering continuing professional development opportunities.
To find out more about the governance of the Senate Assembly click the link below;
How to get involved
If you are interested in becoming a member of the Clinical Senate Assembly click here