National Evaluation of Community HealthPathways in Wales

The Community HealthPathways (CHP) platform is a digital tool designed to support healthcare professionals (HCPs) in primary care settings by facilitating adherence to standardised, evidencebased, and locally adapted clinical pathways. These pathways are co-developed by HCPs within their respective regions to ensure relevance and applicability. International implementation of the CHP platform, notably in countries such as New Zealand and Australia, has demonstrated improvements in the quality of clinical referrals and the overall delivery of healthcare services. To address this evidence gap, NHS Wales Performance and Improvement commissioned the TriTech Institute, part of Hywel Dda University Health Board, to conduct an independent evaluation of the CHP platform. This evaluation was carried out over a six-month period, from February to August 2025, and the findings are presented in the current report.