HealthPathways
Developed by local GPs, specialists, nurses and allied health providers, HealthPathways supports health professionals by providing local, relevant information on managing medical conditions and referral options for their patients.
HealthPathways is a web-based information portal providing access to over 700 local clinical and referral pathways for a wide range of conditions.
It is like a ‘care map’, so that all members of a health care team – whether they work in a hospital or the community – can be on the same page when it comes to looking after a particular person.
Western Sydney HealthPathways is a partnership initiative between WentWest, the Western Sydney Primary Health Network, Western Sydney Local Health District, and the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network. General practitioners, hospital specialists, and allied health providers are actively involved in its creation and continuous review, ensuring its safety, relevance and effectiveness.
A team of clinical editors are working on new pathways in addition to continually reviewing and updating pathways to reflect recent changes to clinical guidelines.
The most commonly viewed Diabetes related pathways include:
- Newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes
- Screening and Diagnosis of Diabetes
- Chronic kidney disease Screening and Management
- Non urgent diabetes assessment
- Ongoing management of Type 2 diabetes
- Pre diabetes
Recently updates pathways include:
- Insulin – Ongoing Management
- High risk foot clinic referral
- Sick Day Management of Type 1 Diabetes
- Diabetes Education by General Practitioner or Practice Nurse
- Diabetes – Foot Screening
- Ongoing Management of Type 1 Diabetes
- Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes
- Diabetes Shared Care Plan Protocol
- Type 2 Diabetes Risk Evaluation
- Urgent Diabetes Assessment
