Clinical pathways
A pathway staff actually follow, and proof that they do.
Agree it once, put it on every phone, and see where steps get missed. Each step carries its standard, so auditing the pathway is a click, not a project.
nobody drags boxes about: it lays itself out
Sound familiar?
Agreed in committee. Lost on the intranet.
Most pathways are agreed at a committee, saved as a PDF and never seen again. Nobody knows whether they're followed until something goes wrong.
Now
- 📄 Delirium_pathway_v3_FINAL_final(2).pdf
- Four versions in four inboxes. Which one is current?
- The review date passed in 2023.
- Is step 3 happening? "Probably, mostly."
followed? nobody knows
With Prep Medics
- v1.2One live version, published with who approved it and when.
- QROn every ward wall and phone, always the current one.
- ReviewThe team is reminded three months before it's due.
- 67%Step 3's last audit result, shown on the step itself.
On the shop floor
Find out where it breaks, from the people who know.
Staff open the live pathway from a link or a QR code, as steps or a flowchart. When a step didn't happen, they say so in two taps: the step, and whether it was the patient, staff, the system or the community.
- Missed steps counted by step and by reason, shown on the pathway
- Free-text notes checked for patient details before they're saved
- Who recorded it is never shown: people report honestly
Is it working?
Audit the pathway you agreed, step by step.
Each step carries its standard and target. "Audit this pathway" sets up the data collection with a column per standard, and every round adds to the same chart. Repeat it monthly and it opens by itself.
improving, not there yet: and you can see both
Agree it, keep it current
Ready for committee. Ready for review.
The questions your committee will ask, answered as you go. When it's agreed, the pack is one click.
Consultation, recorded
Who you asked, what they said and what changed, so nobody asks "did you speak to pharmacy?"
Equality and sustainability
Each protected characteristic and health-inequality group assessed, with sustainability alongside.
A pack, and a reminder
The flowchart, steps, evidence, audit results and versions as a branded PDF or Word document. Three months before review, the team hears about it.
Bring the pathway you're about to review.
we'll draw today's process and the new one with you