Dr Alison Tavaré

Alison is a GP by background and a clinical co-ordinator with NCEPOD and one of the co-authors of the ‘Inbetweeners’ study. As a GP she worked in student health for many years so enabling children and young people to move easily between healthcare providers was a clinical priority.

Alison also co-leads the South West Learning Disability Collaborative. The SWLDC is a network of clinicians, carers, families and experts by experience who are working together with academics and policy makers to improve outcomes for people with a learning disability.

As part of her portfolio career, she is also a NHSE South West Regional Clinical Lead. This was originally as part of the COVID response but the role now supports the development and delivery of NHS@home and virtual wards to enable patients to be looked after at home during an episode of acute illness.

Underpinning these roles is her work as a Primary Care clinical lead at the West of England Academic Health Science Network. She has a special interest in the prompt identification and management of the deteriorating patient and particularly the use of NEWS2 as a common language across the NHS and its use in out of hospital settings.