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We spoke with Director of Clinical Services and Associate Director of Pharmacy at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Sotiris Antoniou, about some of the initiatives he has introduced in North East London to transform the treatment and care of people with atrial fibrillation and those at risk of stroke. Sotiris and colleagues have worked with UCLPartners since 2015 and collaborate on a number of projects aimed at preventing cardiovascular disease. 

Dr Matt Kearney and Laura Boyd have written a piece for NHS Confed arguing that current quality improvement methods may actually be damaging for patient outcomes.

We have developed CVDACTION to support GP practices to transform the prevention of cardiovascular disease. We spoke to the Hammersmith & Fulham Partnership to understand how they have implemented CVDACTION and are prioritising and reviewing at-risk patients.

Laura Boyd and Harry Albert share insights from CVDACTION following its first year of use.

We are pleased to share that we received a HSJ award for our work with Barts Hospital, Queen Mary University of London Clinical Effectiveness Group and North East London ICB to improve the cardiovascular health of our local population.

Dr Matt Kearney challenges the longstanding NHS tolerance of suboptimal care that drives cardiovascular disease – and the potential use of routine GP data that would prevent thousands of heart attacks and strokes in three years.

The UCLPartners CVD Academy will equip colleagues from across our region with the skills to lead implementation of innovation projects that aim to reduce deaths related to Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). 

Almost half of the primary care networks (PCNs) across England have adopted the UCLPartners proactive care frameworks to help them better support their patients living with high blood pressure and other risk factors of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

We are thrilled to share news that UCLPartners Proactive Care Frameworks have been shortlisted for a ‘Clinical Improvement: Long Term Conditions’ General Practice Award.

New insights gathered using UCLPartners Proactive Care Frameworks suggest the majority of people living with cardiovascular disease are not on the recommended levels of treatment to lower their cholesterol. Tackling this issue could prevent hundreds of heart attacks and strokes in London.