Better healthcare design decisions

Care maps represent the ideal approach to healthcare, providing a sound basis that commissioners, service redesign managers and planners can use for clinically-led service improvement programmes. Maps span all care settings, allowing service planners and commissioners to consider whole care systems.

Local clinical groups agree how their particular challenges will be met and customise the map to reflect the service design decisions which are put into effect. Through local customisation, clinical consensus can be achieved across health and social care.

Locally-adapted pathways on the Map are visible across organisations, establishing a benchmark for the clinical practice expected of providers.

Resulting benefits include lower healthcare delivery costs, improved clinical effectiveness and patient safety and an improved patient experience, such as reduced hospital admissions and lowered waiting times. See our case studies for more information.