This whitepaper explores how the Kompass digital rehabilitation platform supports the implementation of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) 2025 guidelines.

These guidelines for rehabilitation in people with chronic neurological disorders have been expanded to include those with an acquired brain injury. Proposing a framework which advocates for coordinated, person-centred care, early intervention and holistic assessment, the guidelines promote integrated service delivery across health and social care settings.

Kompass, formerly Goal Manager®, addresses these domains through a clinically grounded digital infrastructure that integrates SMART frameworks, Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS), and the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) International Classification of Functioning, Health and Disability (ICF) assessment. The platform improves care consistency, facilitates data capture for service improvement, and supports patient-centred practice, all domains referenced by the new guidelines. Prior research using the Kompass frameworks has demonstrated real-world application and implication for workforce development and technology adoption, demonstrating implementation in practice, in settings described by these guidelines. Due to this existing potential, this whitepaper explores further how Kompass could aid the meeting of NICE guidelines in healthcare settings.

The Kompass Team are presently delivering an Innovate UK-funded grant, as part of the Biomedical Catalyst, to develop a new addition to the system; The Patient Portal. This project involves the co-design of initial wireframes and design refinement within focus group settings held with paediatric rehabilitation patients, their parents/guardians, and clinicians involved with this population.