About Us
We are an established network of NHS and partner agency staff from all over Scotland, who are using Integrated Care Pathways in many different clinical areas. We meet regularly to organise support and training for other interested people.
SPA aims to be aware of what ICPs have been, or are being, developed in Scotland and the UK and be a point of contact for help with your care pathways.
SPA is steered by a core group, representing different health board areas and specialties within healthcare. SPA is a low/no budget organisation and we are happy to acknowledge financial support from healthcare managers within the Scottish pharmaceutical industry for specific educational meetings. This tends to be co-ordinated through the Association of British Pharmaceutical Industries (ABPI), and we acknowledge support from Lilly UK to establish our first website.
Our Forum allows you to view or add details of your interest and involvement in specific areas of Integrated Care Pathway design and implementation. Forum discussion threads, or private messages, allow other people to share their experiences and solutions.
We also provide some brief overviews of what an Integrated Care Pathway is and their background plus links to related educational events and useful websites. We’ve also included a brief history of the SPA group.