A series of documents and presentations are now available on improving cardiac services:
Continuing to improve cardiac servicesAccelerating Stroke Improvement
This document briefly describes the various ideas that have been tested by commissioners and providers across England as part of the Heart Improvement Programme, during 2009/10,. It also includes the priority projects for 2010-11.
NHS Improvement Heart Conference
Presentations from this conference include Putting Prevention First; Dealing with Inter-Hospital Transfers; Sustaining Cardiac Pathways and Cardiac Rehabilitation.
Cardiac Imaging - A Report from the National Imaging Board
Covers the imaging modalities, service delivery, financing the service and the role of cardiac imaging in specific pathways. Also includes details of some innovative practice examples from the cardiac networks.
A guide to commissioning cardiac surgical services.
Includes redesigning cardiac surgery patient pathways; increasing 18-week performance; reducing delays; tackling change and discharge planning.
Bridging the quality gap: heart failure
This report provides a comprehensive review of the current quality of heart failure care, captures the international evidence on what works to improve care and assesses the cost-effectiveness of different interventions.
NHS improvement has published this slideshow on accelerating stroke improvement.
 | Plans continue to develop for achieving the accelerated programme of improvement in stroke services for 2010/11. A slide set on the Accelerated Stroke Improvement programme, supported by briefing notes is available. The final measures contains the metrics and objectives for the ASI programme. |
Quality and Service Improvement Tools
The NHS institute has a selection of quality and service improvement tools to assist you in driving improvement within your team or organisation. Tools include the following:
A Focus on the Whole Patient Journey
Balanced Scorecard
Clinically Prioritise and Treat
Demand Management
Reduce Things That Do Not Add Value to
Patients
Local Update
East Midlands Innovation EXPO
NHS East Midlands’ first regional innovation showcase event was held on 13 November to enable delegates to learn how innovation in other fields can help to deliver excellence in healthcare. To find out more about the event and the key themes that emerged from it, please read this summary.
Excel, the newsletter for the East Midlands Towards Excellence Programme
Issue 11, April 2010 has just been published. Included is a Delivering Excellence resource packs on transforming urgent care. The pack provides a range of data, evidence and metrics. Also see the nursing priorities for the East Midlands and the objectives for the Preventing Falls regional priority project.
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