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Study topic: Description and evaluation of Canterbury’s integrated care transformation using HealthPathways.

Study type: Conference abstract (descriptive case study)

Key findings:

• Canterbury reduced acute medical bed days by 7% by managing acute conditions in the community and improving elective efficiency and follow-up care.
• An integrated falls prevention programme and pathway saved 32,008 fractured neck of femur bed days.
• HealthPathways is used extensively, with 80% of Canterbury general practice teams accessing it more than six times per week, and generating approximately 1.5 million page views annually.
• HealthPathways has been implemented in over 30 health districts across New Zealand, Australia, and the UK, serving a combined population of over 22 million.
• HealthPathways was recognised by the King’s Fund as one of Canterbury’s most innovative and effective health system changes.
• The system enables identification of service gaps and supports the development of new integrated care models by documenting current practice and facilitating clinician collaboration.
• Relevance to HealthPathways: The initiative was described as both the enabler and product of health system transformation. It allowed services to identify and address gaps and informed scalable change, including implementations across New Zealand, Australia, and the UK.