Statutory partners
The Board cannot operate effectively without the cooperation and contribution of its member organisations.
The Care Act set out clear requirements for safeguarding board membership in that they must include:
Member organisations
In addition to our statutory partners, we also have membership from:
- Healthwatch Somerset
- NHS England South (South West)
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
- Yeovil District Hospital
- National Probation Service
- Registered Care Providers Association
- Care Quality Commission
- Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards Service
- LiveWest (representing Housing Services)
- Discovery
- Swan Advocacy
- Compass Disability (representing people who use services and the Voluntary Sector)
- Golden Lane Housing
- Department for Work and Pensions (Bristol and North Somerset)
- Somerset Care
- Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service
- Safer Somerset Partnership
- Somerset Council Public Health
- Marie Curie (Somerset and Dorset)