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45 posts in: ‘Cardiovascular health’
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CVDPREVENT – Supporting primary care to prevent heart attacks and strokes at scale
The national audit for cardiovascular disease will include six high risk conditions with extracts of routinely recorded general practice data being monitored and managed for reducing impact on…
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North Central London is the most improved region in England for reducing strokes
The latest figures reveal that North Central London has the highest rate of improvement in England for reducing strokes related to an irregular heart rhythm, with an additional…
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Is technology the answer to supporting patients with long-term conditions post COVID?
UCLPartners Programme Director Dr Matt Kearney looks at the Kings Fund Report on tech innovations transforming the way routine care is delivered during COVID-19 and asks whether this…
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New primary care support package to help manage patients with long-term conditions
Today UCLPartners has launched a new package of digital resources and practical support to help primary care teams to continue providing proactive care to patients with long-term conditions…
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Doing things differently
Dr Matt Kearney, GP and Programme Director at UCLPartners, looks at transforming our ways of working in primary care and taking a different approach to help prevent cardiovascular…
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Over 3000 North London residents at high risk of stroke receive potentially lifesaving therapy
Recently released figures reveal that a programme rolled out across north central and north east London to reduce strokes related to an irregular heart rhythm have led to…
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Why primary care transformation is key to reducing CVD
The rising incidence of cardiovascular disease means its early detection and improved prevention should be the primary care sector’s top priority argues Dr Matt Kearney.
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Royal Free London and Barts Health roll out 3D image analysis software to improve heart disease diagnosis
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and Barts Health NHS Trust are rolling out innovative new image analysis software to radically improve accuracy rates for coronary heart…
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UCLPartners named as one of six AHSNs to win AF Association Healthcare Pioneer Award
UCLPartners has been awarded an AF Association Healthcare Pioneer Award for work with South East Essex CCGs, issuing mobile ECG devices to 82% of practices across the CCGs,…
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Dr Matt Kearney joins UCLPartners as Programme Director for CVD Prevention
Dr Matt Kearney will be leading a UCLPartners programme that will drive large scale prevention of heart attacks, strokes and other circulatory problems.
