Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
NHS RightCare data and evidence provides a set of resource to support systems to concentrate their improvement efforts where there is greatest opportunity to address variation and improve population health.
National Priority Initiative – Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
In 2019/20 NHS RightCare has received national clinical support and regional agreement to deliver National Priority Initiatives on Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) prevention and respiratory disease. Both are national clinical priorities, reflected in the NHS Long Term Plan, and both have clear opportunities for improvement in spend and patient outcomes. By rolling out system-wide improvements across the country NHS RightCare has the opportunity to leverage real universal change.
NHS RightCare has worked with NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, the British Heart Foundation, Public Health England and NICE to ensure a clinically-led approach. Our proposed areas of focus are:
- Optimal management of known patients with atrial fibrillation (AF)
- Optimal management of known patients with hypertension
We will also be including supporting information for the management of patients with hypercholesterolaemia.
Data packs
NHS RightCare data packs are produced at system level. As many health conditions are linked to demographic factors such as deprivation and age, they compare systems to their closest demographically similar geographies. This information offers a triangulation of nationally-held data intended to help local systems ensure their plans focus on opportunities which have the potential to provide the greatest improvements.
The following NHS RightCare resources are available for cardiovascular conditions:
Focus pack
Focus packs provide more detailed information and include a wider range of outcome measures and information on the most common procedures and diagnoses for the condition in question.
NHS RightCare Pathway
NHS RightCare Pathways aim to provide a set of resources to support systems to concentrate their improvement efforts on where there is greatest opportunity to address variation and improve population health.
- Physical ill-health and Cardiovascular Disease prevention in people with severe mental illness
- CVD Prevention Pathway
- Stroke Pathway
Case studies
Case studies are a way of sharing best practice through local examples of commissioning innovations which show the philosophy behind NHS RightCare or showcases the tools available through the programme.