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Developing a TB care pathway

Wednesday 3rd August 2011

What is a Care Pathway?

A Care Pathway is a structured plan of care designed to support the implementation of clinical guidelines and protocols. They were first introduced in the UK in the early 1990s to support clinical management and audit, and essentially they provide a step-by-step sequence of each stage in the management of a patient over a given time period, covering: who does what; when it is done; and where it is done?

Care Pathways support patient care by giving patients access to a clearly written summary of their expected care plan and progress over time, but they also support stronger communications between health and social care professionals to better coordinate services, particularly where people who use services move from one professional to another, or one place to another in the course of their care.

Developing pathways through the Map of Medicine
The Map of Medicine (MoM) is an online clinical knowledge website that provides desktop access to a wide range of specialist clinical information and evidence-based practice that can be adapted to meet local needs. The website presents an ideal approach for defining and communicating services, and healthcare communities are using patient-centric maps to redesign services, faster and more sustainably.

Learn more about the MoM from the video link to the left or alternatively visit their website at:
www.mapofmedicine.com

Updating the national TB Care Pathway
Work on updating the national Care Pathway for TB using the MoM has now been completed for both children and adults and can be accessed directly through the following links:
National Care Pathway for Children with TB National Care Pathway for Adults with TB

Localising the National TB Care Pathway for Greater Manchester

As the MoM provides the ability to localise existing national pathways there is an opportunity to develop for the first time a standard TB Care Pathway that will be operational across Greater Manchester. Work is now underway in developing this across the region and if you would like further information on how to support this and get involved please email: info@tbnetwork.co.uk

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