NHS: Clinical Networks

Baroness Masham of Ilton Excerpts

Wednesday 12th December 2012 Lords Chamber

[Earl Howe]

My Lords, yes. National guidance is being produced by the NHS Commissioning Board, setting out the different areas of focus for academic health science networks, health and well-being boards, local education and training bodies and clinical senates. The defined geographies of the 12 network support teams have been developed precisely to gain close alignment and therefore promote close relationships and co-operation with the other structures in the new system—including academic health science networks.

[Baroness Masham of Ilton]

My Lords, how are clinical network members recruited? Are they advertised?

[Earl Howe]

My Lords, in some cases, yes, but we anticipate that many members of existing networks will be transferred across into the new ones.