Our
Projects

This page provides an overview of our current and recent projects.

Cardiovascular

In Progress

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

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors such as hypertension, high cholesterol, atrial fibrillation and chronic kidney disease are often not identified and managed…
In Progress

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…

South East London Point of Care Chronic Kidney Disease Optimisation: Clinician Resources

This page is designed to hold the resources for clinicians delivering the Point of Care (POC) Chronic Kidney Disease Optimisation Clinics, as part of the Multi-Morbi…

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…

Chronic Kidney Disease: patient information leaflets

These leaflets have been developed for patients attending the Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Point of Care (POC) clinics. They are intended to provide background infor…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Fellowship

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

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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