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Cardiovascular

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Atrial fibrillation detection in community pharmacy in south west London

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained heart rhythm disorder, characterised by an irregular and often rapid heartbeat caused by disorganised electrica…
In Progress

South East London Healthy Hearts

Data from CVDPREVENT shows that South East London Integrated Care Board is below the England average for indicators relating to major cardiovascular conditions, incl…
Completed

Community blood pressure detection in south east London

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a significant problem that, when undiagnosed or uncontrolled, increases the risk of adverse outcomes such as heart attacks a…
Completed

Evaluation of atrial fibrillation detection in primary care settings across south east London

Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is a common heart rhythm condition affecting around 1.4 million people in the UK. However, many people are living with the condition without…
Completed

Independent Prescribing Pathfinder Programme

The NHS Community Pharmacy Independent Prescribing (IP) Pathfinder Programme was launched by NHS England to address growing pressures in primary care and improve acc…
Evaluation and Informatics Services Report

Report: Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Health Inequalities projects in South East London

Overview Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is responsible for one in four premature deaths in the UK, making the disease one of the biggest causes of mortality across the…

Reducing cardiovascular events by tackling Atrial Fibrillation

We are working to reduce cardiovascular events by supporting a range of projects to implement the national Atrial Fibrillation Toolkit's "Detect, Protect and Perfect…

Cardiovascular Disease Advisory Group

HIN South London strives to incorporate service users in programme design as outlined in the Health Innovation Network’s Involvement Strategy 2022 - 2025.

National Hypertension Programme

As part of the National Hypertension Programme, we are working with primary care teams across south London to reduce hypertension and increase the detection of it in…
Evaluation and Informatics Services

National Lipids Programme

As part of the National Lipids Programme we are working with South East London ICS and South West London ICS on various initiatives to support lipids management serv…
AAC Innovation Programmes

Innovation for Healthcare Inequalities Programme (InHIP): Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

The InHIP Cardiovascular Disease Prevention project is a pilot of a pharmacist-led community lipid management hub in Bexley, targeting those patients with existing c…
Evaluation and Informatics Services

BP@Home Evaluation

During the Covid-19 pandemic, blood pressure monitoring within primary care decreased. Remote blood pressure monitoring was identified as a priority for cardiovascul…

Working Together to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease

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Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Fellowship

The CVD Prevention Fellowship was a quality improvement programme for primary care clinicians in south London.
Clinicians Commissioners Providers

Improving AF detection in high-impact settings

People with Atrial Fibrillation (AF) are at increased risk of stroke, but a gap in detection means thousands of people across south London are not benefiting from po…

Mobile ECG Device Report

This project provides insight into the opportunities and challenges across a wide range of settings for providing opportunistic testing for AF using mobile ECG devic…

Single time point case finding for Atrial Fibrillation: A review of methods of delivery and devices

This report aims to capture current practice, summarise the evidence base and provide measures to support decision making that tailors the technology and software de…

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