UHB Integrated Patient Pathway

Descriptions

University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is now one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England treating more than 2.2 million patients each year from a regional, national, and international population. Further information can be obtained from https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/

The Trust is made up of the following;

• Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB)

• Birmingham Heartlands Hospital

• Good Hope Hospital

• Solihull Hospital

• Solihull Community Services

• Birmingham Chest Clinic

• Along with a number of satellite units, allowing patients to be treated closer to home

Birmingham and Solihull ICB (BSol ICB) serves a registered population of over 1.6 million people, supported by multiple NHS secondary care and community trusts and 176 GP Practices/Practice Groups.

Currently, patient pathways across primary, community and secondary care are fragmented, with multiple manual processes for referrals, results handling, and patient communication. This creates inefficiencies, clinical variation, and a lack of patient visibility, all of which contribute to poorer outcomes and health inequalities.

To address this, UHB intends to procure a single, integrated digital pathway platform to:

• Deliver evidence-based care consistently across specialities.

• Improve efficiency and reduce the risk of error and unwarranted variation delivering care to the patient in the most appropriate setting, first time.

• Facilitate patient choice and engagement, ensuring referrals are directed to the right clinic at the right time.

• Improve quality of care, reduce health inequalities, and give patients visibility and involvement throughout their journey.