David Partlow

David Partlow

Strategic Manager within Adult Social Care in Somerset

David Partlow is currently a Strategic Manager within Adult Social Care in Somerset. David joined the NHS in 1996 after six years in the Army, serving in the Royal and Electrical Mechanical Engineers. David progressed through operational management within the ambulance service and subsequently spent 11 years as a Clinical Development Manager and Senior Clinical Lead. David was the Mental Health Lead and represented his Trust at the National Ambulance Service Mental Health Group. He has undertaken sessional lectures on Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act at universities in the south west region and has represented the ambulance service for the Crisis Care Concordat and independent review of the Mental Health Act. Moving into Adult Social Care, David is responsible for in-patient mental health, social care, the AMHP service and adult safeguarding. Since the onset of the current pandemic, David has also been the COVID-19 lead for Adult Social Care, responsible for providing guidance and support to the care sector. Outside of work David is the Vice Chair and Trustee of a suicide bereavement charity and coaches and helps run the minis and juniors section of his local rugby club.