Equality for all: delivering safe care – seven days a week

Source: NHS Improvement – Heart

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Date of publication: January 2012

Publication type: Report

In a nutshell: This report gives guidance and case studies as examples of service delivery models from across the NHS, which deliver clinical services outside standard working hours and across weekends. Includes specific case studies of cardiac services.

Length of publication: 72 pages

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Promoting global cardiovascular health: moving forward

Source: Circulation, 2011, 123(15) p. 1671-1678

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Date of publication: April 2011

Publication type: Report

In a nutshell: This report examines the various barriers that hinder global efforts to control cardiovascular disease. It suggests a number of recommendations for funding, policy implementation, data management, research and global co-ordination.

Length of publication: 8 pages

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Acknowledgement: American Heart Association

Primary angioplasty and health information provision

Source: NHS Improvement – Heart

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Date of publication: January 2011

Publication type: Best practice

In a nutshell: Patients are now spending less time in hospital following a heart attack and primary angioplasty. This document emphasises the importance of ensuring that patients are properly informed and educated afterwards about their condition and the steps necessary in order that they make a good recovery and maintain their health in the future.

Length of publication: 16 pages

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One million more men: The Men’s Health Forum physical activity and sport challenge

Source: Men’s Health Forum

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Date of publication: June 2010

Publication type: Report

In a nutshell: This policy statement was published for National Men’s Health Week by the Men’s Health Forum. It challenges government, the NHS, sport organisations and charities to work together to help one million more middle-aged men in England achieve the Chief Medical Officer’s minimum recommended levels of physical activity by 2012. It gives recommendations to tackle the problem of physical inactivity in men, which is directly linked to cardiovascular disease and other major health problems.

Length of publication: 4 pages

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Prevention of cardiovascular disease at population level

Source: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

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Date of publication: June 2010

Publication type: Practice guidelines

In a nutshell: This guidance comprises two sets of recommendations, aimed at national policy makers and local practitioners. Recommendations for policy makers outline a national framework of action, including food labelling, marketing, and consumption of salt and transfats. Recommendations for practice focus on how to develop effective regional cardiovascular disease prevention programmes. Tools such as a costing report, a costing template and slide set are available from NICE to support the implementation of their guidance.

Length of publication: 124 pages

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A guide to commissioning cardiac surgical services

Source: NHS Improvement

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Date of publication: February, 2010

Publication type: Report

In a nutshell: In 2008-9, eight NHS trusts were involved as demonstration sites to test out new approaches to care and improvements to patient services. This publication provides examples of where these sites have delivered innovation within their service.

Length of publication: 60 pages

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Defining and setting national goals for cardiovascular health promotion and disease reduction

Source: Circulation, 2010, 121 (4) p. 586-613

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Date of publication: February 2010

Publication type: Report

In a nutshell: Recommendations of the Goals and Metrics Committee of the Strategic Planning Task Force of the American Heart Association (AHA). This committee has determined the metrics needed to monitor cardiovascular health over time, and recommends goals for further reductions in cardiovascular disease and stroke mortality. Its Impact Goals are: ‘By 2020, to improve the cardiovascular health of all Americans by 20% while reducing deaths from cardiovascular diseases and stroke by 20%’. These goals will require new strategic directions from the AHA in its research, clinical, public health and advocacy programmes for cardiovascular health promotion and disease prevention in the next decade and beyond.

Length of publication: 28 pages

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Acknowledgement: American Heart Association

Greater Manchester CVD Health Inequalities Strategy

Source: Greater Manchester Public Health  Network

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Date of publication: December 2009

Publication type: Strategy

In a nutshell: Highlights current successful measures within the chest pain, primary and secondary prevention, atrial fibrillation and heart failure pathways. Makes recommendations to target resources on evidence-based interventions likely to produce greatest reductions in health inequalities in future.

Length of publication: 29 pages

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Acknowledgement: Greater Manchester Public Health Nework e-bulletin, Monday 11th January 2010; Greater Manchester and Cheshire Cardiac and Stroke Network