Issue - meetings

It was noted that the Clinal and Professional Senate had not met this month.

Dr Kiran Patel gave a verbal update on the work of the Clinal and Professional Senate, including discussions regarding:

•              Ongoing issues with adult ADHD diagnoses and the impact on patients and practitioners;

•              How the challenging financial position could and should be translated to frontline staff;

•              Gender diversity and accessing existing expertise to improve outcomes for gender diverse patients;

•              Clinical leadership and the impact of locality.

It was noted that the difficulties around ADHD were being considered by the IDC and the ICB Board. This was a serious risk for us and for patients, and this had therefore been escalated.

The Locality Board

Received the update.