The Map is available on the Island as part of the Community Care Support Services (CCSS) scheme, which ultimately will provide a single health and social care record for all Manx citizens. CCSS will allow relevant carers in primary care, hospital or social services, secure access to certain information and records to assist in the delivery of care. As part of CCSS, the Isle of Man has initially focused on adapting three pathways; heart failure, diabetes and lower back pain. Later this year, as CCSS is completed, access to the Map will be extended to several social care facilities and further pathways added.

Map of Medicine provides clinical services for healthcare design and was chosen by the Manx DHSS because it helps communicate best practice, establishing a benchmark for the clinical practice expected of providers. Communities looking to redesign services to meet additional demands use Map of Medicine pathways as a starting point for clinically-led service improvement. Local clinical groups agree how their particular challenges will be met and adapt the care pathway to reflect the service design decisions which are put into effect.

Nat Billington, Managing Director, Map of Medicine, said, "This agreement means that every health and social care professional on the island will increasingly have access to the Map. Healthcare communities find that the pathways are an ideal approach to care from a clinical perspective, incorporating evidence based information and expert knowledge. As more communities embrace the Map, they are demonstrating lower healthcare delivery costs, improved clinical effectiveness and an improved patient experience, such as reduced hospital admissions and lowered waiting times. I look forward to seeing the Isle of Man being able to reap similar rewards."

Locally-adapted pathways on the Map are visible across organisations, allowing local innovation to be shared quickly and establishing a benchmark for the clinical practice expected of providers. More than 50 local communities in England and Wales are already benefiting from using the Map.

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Map of Medicine is a visual representation of evidence-based, practice-informed pathways. A key tool for clinically-led service improvement programmes, the Map has been shown to improve patient outcomes and lower healthcare delivery costs. For more information, please visit www.mapofmedicine.com.