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The Pathway Partnership Programme Model
Pathway’s partnership programme approach has been funded by the Health Foundation.
Our Partnership Programme offers a defined, not-for-profit method to replicate and scale proven interventions. Our partnership model supports NHS organisations to deliver our proven intervention to defined quality standards. The primary aim of our partnership programme is to maximise social benefit, which is what distinguishes it from the commercial use of partnership methods.
Pathway’s partnership approach aims to increase the adoption of the Pathway hospital team model nationally by making it as easy as possible for local NHS service providers to adopt the model. It also ensures Pathway's growing body knowledge and expertise can be made available across the NHS.
Why the Pathway Partnership Programme?
Pathway has extensive experience supporting hospitals to run the Pathway team model successfully. There are currently 10 Pathway teams in the UK, supporting over 3,500 patients every year. The first of these has been running since 2010.
The benefits of becoming a Pathway Partner:
Pathway’s model is a tried and tested intervention, with peer reviewed studies supporting its effectiveness. The comprehensive support Pathway offers franchisees ensures fidelity to this model.
Ongoing support from Pathway builds in long term stability, and protects teams from the impact of staff turnover. Support with recruitment, induction and training protects teams from losing the expertise of key staff.
Our support around data management, reporting outcomes and peer-led quality assessments enables continuous service improvement, and also builds the evidence base and credibility of the hospital team model
A third-party contract provides a safeguard against ‘mission drift’, and protects the integrity of the service model against competing hospital and commissioner pressures.
The Pathway franchise network, together with online manual and telephone support, fosters connections between teams. It enables them to share best practices and develop a collective movement to build momentum for wider systemic change.
Pathway have a national profile and can work with teams to lever additional resources and partners
A Pathway Team in your area
Our Partnership Programme can be described through three phases:
Service Development Support
Pathway’s previous experience is that many local areas require substantial support before a new hospital site is ready to host a Pathway team. Working with local commissioners and providers Pathway can provide a bespoke package of support through any necessary preliminary steps:
Engaging local stakeholders
Securing funding for a local needs assessment
Delivering a needs assessment
Building a business case
Securing funding for a hospital team
Designing a team and creating a service specification
Advising on procurement
Pathway Partnership members will be asked to:
- Fund initial setup and ongoing support fees
- Ensure that their service meets the minimum operational standards defined in the partnership agreement and our Operations Manual
- Share regular monitoring and performance data with Pathway
- Participate in annual peer reviews and attend relevant Pathway events
- Contribute to the development of the Pathway clinical network by sharing local innovations and learning
Pathway Partner Profile
Alongside a commitment to collaborating with Pathway, our main expectation of potential partners is that they share Pathway’s core values: generosity, kindness, compassion, and a fundamental commitment to improving health outcomes for the most vulnerable.
The following elements must also be in place or achievable in your location:
- The provider must be an NHS provider organisation
- There must be a named ‘champion’ of the hospital team model at a senior level of the organisation
- There is some understanding of the objectives and motivations for the model amongst all relevant stakeholders, including the CCG and senior hospital management
- Homeless health is being prioritised as an issue within the local area, such as by local authorities or the CCG
A study1 of the KHP Pathway service at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital showed a:
Partner Financial Information
Following confirmation that a Pathway Hospital Team is needed and funding for the team has been secured, Pathway and the Franchisee will sign a partnership agreement for the provision of Service Start up and Ongoing support. The annual partnership fee is £20,000 each year for the first two years, and £15,000 per annum thereafter.
Local needs and circumstances determine the level of Service Development Support that is needed prior to a new team becoming established, such as the size of the hospital and the complexity of the needs assessment. There are variable fees for this area of support which can be agreed prior to Pathway commencing work. We can also support a local champion to apply for the funding to carry out a needs assessment, which may also cover our Service Development Support fee.
The Next Steps
If you meet our partner profile and want to learn more about becoming a Pathway partner, please contact us on the details below and we will be in touch to arrange a follow up call or meeting to discuss next steps.
The recruitment process:
Potential partner submits initial query and completes Pathway's readiness questionnaire
Meetings between potential partner and Pathway to discuss the details
Review by prospective partner to consider all the information provided
Pathway's final prospective partner evaluation
Formal agreement
If you would like to discuss setting up a Pathway team in your area, please contact:
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Footnotes
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Dorney-Smith S et al. Integrating health care for homeless people: the experience of the KHP Pathway Homeless Team. Br J Healthc Manag 2016;22(4):225-34.