HealthPathways

Administered by WA Primary Health Alliance and in collaboration with WA Department of Health, this free to access, secure online portal provides GPs (and other health professionals) guidance on best practice for assessing, managing and referring patients across Western Australia.

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HealthPathways WA

HealthPathways WA helps health professionals easily navigate their patients through the complex primary, community and tertiary health care systems.

The aim of the pathways is to improve health equity by providing registered health professionals working in WA with access to up to date and consistent clinical and referral information to support all Western Australians.

More than 650 HealthPathways have been localised for WA. Unlike traditional guidelines, pathways are succinct and easily used during a consultation. Pathways are developed considering different patient population needs, and locally available resources and referral options (when available). They are evidence-based and summarise locally relevant and agreed upon assessment, management, and referral advice on key patient presentations.

Access to HealthPathways WA:

Although primarily written for GPs, all health professionals registered to practice in WA can request access to the portal. To access HealthPathways:

Complete the login request form
Log on to the HealthPathways website
Search for the patient’s presentation to access assessment and management guidance.

Who contributes to HealthPathways WA?

The HealthPathways portal contains clinical, non-clinical and referral pathways. Clinical pathways are developed, undertake scheduled reviews and are maintained by a team of local GP Clinical Editors, in consultation with local specialists and subject matter experts.

Feedback can be easily submitted on the site by users to help inform and enhance pathway content.

Benefits for health professionals

Accelerates the delivery of evidence into practice and supports health professionals to provide the right care, at the right time, in the right place.
Supports health professionals in facilitating a seamless and complete patient journey by combining clinical and health service information in one place.
HealthPathways integrate Referral Access Criteria (RAC) into applicable pathways (where possible) to simplify the referral process.

Developing and reviewing pathways

The multi-step process of developing and reviewing pathways can be complex, often involving consultation with numerous stakeholders. The result is a suite of comprehensive, clinically accurate and robustly governed pathways, which are structured considering their GPs primary audience, no matter where they are located in WA.

Newly localised pathways are added to the review schedule from the date of first publication. A dedicated team of GP Clinical Editors and Coordinators at WAPHA ensure any critical pathway updates required outside of the review schedule are actioned promptly.

Progress reports

If you would like to learn more about HealthPathways WA or if you are interested in a demonstration for you or your practice, please contact us via email health.pathways@wapha.org.au.