Improved outcomes in cardiovascular disease (CVD) continue to be a priority at Health Innovation North West Coast and CVD is identified in the NHS Long Term Plan as the clinical area in which many lives can be saved over the next 10 years.
Innovative project to bring high blood pressure under control
Health Innovation North West Coast led a project to support GP practices in managing more patients on the hypertension register.
Raising awareness of heart failure
We’ve established strong links with the Pumping Marvellous Foundation to raise awareness of heart failure and support large-scale screening programmes.
Broadening access to inherited lipid risk-testing
Developments in genomics have opened new opportunities to improve the detection of risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease. Theun van Veen from our Patient Safety and Care Improvement team argues in a paper that our region is well placed to take advantage of those possibilities. Read Theun’s blog here.
Health Innovation North West Coast have delivered fantastic support to us since we started our partnership. Our aim is to help people live the best lives they can and to do that we need to raise awareness of a condition about which there are a lot of misconceptions.
Nick Hartshorne-Evans
Pumping Marvellous Foundation