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Leadership alliance formed to respond to the independent review of the Liverpool Care Pathway

All patients, irrespective of whether or not they are on the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) or any other integrated care pathway, should receive high quality, compassionate care in the last days and hours of life, and their families should be supported. But this is not always the case and we must address that inconsistency. In […]

Frailty

Overarching aim: People living with frailty will get the care and support they need to lead a healthy and active life for as long as possible. Key Contacts Clinical Director: Dr Maurice Cohen, Consultant Geriatrician, Deputy Medical Director Clinical Project Manager: Jennifer Farren, Care of the Older Person Nurse Specialist Email: england.cnsbsu@nhs.net 2023/2024 Focus Areas […]

Rapid cancer diagnostic and assessment pathways

Best practice timed pathways support the ongoing improvement effort to shorten diagnosis pathways, reduce variation, improve patient experience of care, and meet the Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS). The guidance is intended for NHS organisations and their staff to adopt consistent, system-wide approaches to managing cancer diagnosis pathways and sets out how cancer diagnosis within 28 days can be achieved.

A new integrated care pathway for faecal incontinence

Leading change Nurses in the Faecal INcontinence and Constipation Healthcare (FINCH) team at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals introduced an innovative integrated care pathway (ICP) for their patients. It has had a positive impact on both patient outcomes and experience. Where to look Nurses and colleagues in the multi-disciplinary FINCH team identified unwarranted variation in […]