“The Partnership is keen to adopt the principles of Managed Clinical Networks in any developments/changes in service configuration. This Plan is therefore paralleled by work to develop clinical guidelines and integrated care pathways.
In progressing this work the Partnership has forged links with the West Mercia Guidelines Group.to develop clinical guidelines and the Partnership’s website is being used to publish and develop guidelines.” (Report of Year 3 p20)
“The multi-disciplinary diabetes project group was established to agree and introduce a common database, develop joint clinical guidelines and audit…Since agreeing to purchase the ‘Twinkle’ database software approved by the British Diabetic Association most acute trust members have been loading retrospective data…..Work on a common standard on the management of ketoacidosis is advanced…” (Report of Year 3, p13)
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