30 November 2016

Reducing avoidable hospital based care: re-thinking out of hospital clinical pathways

Reducing avoidable hospital based care: re-thinking out of hospital clinical pathways
South East Clinical Senate, November 2016
  • This report is intended as a guide for all stakeholders to improve clinical pathways and develop models of care that are less dependent on acute hospitals. 
  • Chapters include:
    • Core elements of high quality clinical pathways
    • Guidance on assessment of acute symptoms and the management of acute conditions out of hospital
    • Three exemplars of common long term condition pathways (chronic heart failure, chronic respiratory conditions, living with and beyond cancer) 
    • Factors that maximise the potential of community based clinical hubs