Continuing to improve cardiac services: Heart Improvement Programme national project summaries 2009/10

Source: NHS Improvement

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Date of publication: March 2010

Publication type: Report

In a nutshell: Describes the areas of activity on which the Heart Improvement Programme has been focused during 2009/10. Outlines examples of ideas that have been successfully tried by commissioners and providers in England.

Length of publication: 24 pages

Some important notes: Please contact your local NHS library if you cannot access the full text. Follow this link to find your local NHS library.

Acknowledgement: NHS Improvement – heart eBulletin 8 April 2010

Managing the end-game: palliative care for advanced heart failure

Source:   NHS Improvement: Heart Improvement ebulletin 112,  5 May 2009

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Date of publication:  2009

Publication type:  Journal article

In a nutshell:  Article by Dr James Beattie and Michael Connelly, Heart Improvement National Clinical Leads, recently published in Cardiology News.

Length of publication:  2 pages

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Pathways for heart failure care. Making improvements in heart failure services: national pilot sites

Source: NHS Improvement

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Year of Publication: 2008

Publication Type: Summary

In a nutshell: In 2008, NHS improvement invited organisations to work in partnership on projects dedicated to improving the heart failure pathway. This document provides a summary of all the sites involved in the pathways project. Each national site is described in terms of its aims and the intended benefits of its project, as well as the methods they have used to achieve an improvement in health outcomes and a reduction in health inequalities.

Length of Publication: 8 pages

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Acknowledgements: NHS Improvement