Implementing an active foot disease pathway for people with diabetes in South Tees

"A regional referral pathway for active foot disease was set up in April 2015 for 8 NHS Trusts across north east England, which sets out when patients should be referred, who they should be referred to and how they should be referred.

It has helped to ensure that all patients with diabetes requiring care for active foot disease are referred correctly and seen in a timely manner, and is consistent with the recently updated NICE guideline on diabetic foot problems (NG19), which recommends that robust protocols and clear local pathways are in place for the continued and integrated care of people across all settings."

Implementing an active foot disease pathway for people with diabetes in South Tees
Diabetes Care Centre, The James Cook University Hospital
NICE Shared Learning example
July 2016

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Associations between demographic, disease related, and treatment pathway related variables and health related quality of life in primary care patients with coronary heart disease

"In the context of this feasibility study the objective of the present research was to investigate the contributions of different disease related (e.g. prior myocardial infarction), pathway related (e.g. basic medication) and demographic variables on patients` perceived health related quality of life (HRQoL) as a relevant and widely used outcome measure in cardiac populations."

Associations between demographic, disease related, and treatment pathway related variables and health related quality of life in primary care patients with coronary heart disease
L Kramer, O Hirsch, K Schlossler, S Trager, E Baum, N Donner-Banzhoff
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2012, 10:78

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