Forthcoming events
Friday 27th November 2015 The South West Strategic Clinical Network (SCN) has been working with its partners in the health communities in South West England to support the delivery of the NHS Five Year Forward View. As a result of the recent changes in NHS England, we are now called South West Clinical Networks. We […]
4th International Public Health & Palliative Care Conference, 11-16th May 2015, Bristol Amongst the many innovative and inspiring examples of public health approaches to end of life care from around the world, during the afternoon of Thursday May 14th, Professor Kellehear will talk about the Compassionate City Charter. This is a great opportunity to hear […]
24th February 2015, Bridgwater, Somerset People with severe mental illness … die on average 16-25 years sooner than the general population. … Have higher rates of respiratory, cardiovascular & infectious disease…’ ‘Increased smoking is responsible for most of the excess mortality of people with severe mental health problems. Adults with mental health problems …. Smoke […]
How can you meet the challenge of delivering seven day services? What will it mean for your health community? How can we support you to improve access to appropriate seven day services for your local population? NHS Improving Quality and NHS England are holding a series of events in the South of England to help local health economies […]
8th October 2014, Exeter Great Hall ‘Viewing the unlikely as possible’ ‘excellent speakers. Clear information and useful to take back to others’ ‘inspiring that we can do this’ ‘meeting people from so many organisations and areas of support’ ‘the evidence is compelling. We must fix services to […]
Protecting pregnant women and their babies: how to improve vaccination uptake The South West Maternity and Children’s Strategic Clinical Network and Public Health England are working in partnership to improve the uptake of vaccinations during pregnancy, with an event being held on Thursday 20th November, 10.00 – 15.00, at Exeter Racecourse. We are seeking to […]
9th December 2014, Taunton The South West Cancer Network will present examples of excellent cancer pathways from across the South West and England. The objective of the event is to allow local CCGs to commission the most innovative and effective pathways. There will be examples from diagnostic pathways through to cancer survivorship. To read the […]
15th October 2014, Taunton Around 10% of children aged between five and 16 have a mental health condition. A recent report by NHS England found that Child and Adolescent Mental Health services (CAMHS) could be variable, involve multiple providers and, in the case of inpatient beds in the South West, be insufficient to meet demand […]
Improving maternal and infant mental health through early identification and expert management, and the development of agreed standards across the region are identified priorities of the South West Maternity and Children’s Strategic Clinical Network. The Network will be holding an all-day event on Thursday 6th November 2014 at Exeter Racecourse which will enable stakeholders to […]
17th October 2014, Taunton The South West SCN is holding this joint event with the South West Forum to develop ways of influencing change in Health and Social Care services in the South West. The event will focus on the Voluntary and Community Sector, Health and Wellbeing Boards, Healthwatch and aims to provide: Improved understanding […]
