The NHS Health Check in England: an evaluation of the first 4 years

"NHS Health Check coverage was lower than expected but showed year-on-year improvement. Newly identified comorbidities were an important feature of the NHS Health Checks. Statin treatment at national scale for 1 in 5 attendees at highest CVD risk is likely to have contributed to important reductions in their CVD events."

The NHS Health Check in England: an evaluation of the first 4 years
J Robson, et al.
BMJ Open, 2016, 6:e008840

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Improving cardiovascular disease commissioning

Public Health England’s National Cardiovascular Intelligence Network (NCVIN) has published Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) focus packs as part of Commissioning for Value, a collaborative project between PHE, NHS Right Care and NHS England.

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Commissioning cardiac rehabilitation services

"Clinical Commissioning Groups should work closely with strategic clinical networks for cardiovascular disease, who together with NHS England area teams are responsible for commissioning cardiovascular surgery."

Commissioning cardiac rehabilitation services
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
November 2013

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Cardiovascular disease outcomes strategy

"This strategy is being launched to coincide with The Lancet publication showing the UK’s relatively poor mortality rates and the Department of Health’s call to action to the health and care system to improve mortality rates across the board."

Cardiovascular disease outcomes strategy: improving outcomes for people with or at risk of cardiovascular disease
Department of Health
March 2013

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Characteristics associated with the quality of cardiovascular disease prevention

"There was a positive association between the quality of CVRM in individuals at high risk for developing CVD and the availability of preventive services related to risk assessment and lifestyle management supported by information technology."

Which practice characteristics are associated with the quality of cardiovascular disease prevention in European primary care?
S Ludt, SM Campbell, D Petek, J Rochon, J Szecsenyi, J van Lieshout, M Wensing, D Ose
Implementation Science, 2013, 8:27

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Economic efficiency of primary care for CVD prevention and treatment in Eastern European countries

"Proper primary care can not only decrease the risk of major CVD but also decrease the healthcare costs and increase the number of patients that can be treated."

Economic efficiency of primary care for CVD prevention and treatment in Eastern European countries
T Slavici, et al
BMC Health Services Research, 2013, 13:75

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Deaths from cardiovascular diseases: implications for end of life care in England

"This report provides useful and descriptive overview of the current trends in mortality from cardiovascular diseases including circulatory diseases, congenital heart disease and vascular dementia."

Deaths from cardiovascular diseases: implications for end of life care in England
National End of Life Care Programme
February 2013

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Dark chocolate consumption as prevention therapy in people at high risk of cardiovascular disease

"Daily dark chocolate consumption could be an effective cardiovascular preventive strategy in this population."

The effectiveness and cost effectiveness of dark chocolate consumption as prevention therapy in people at high risk of cardiovascular disease: best case scenario analysis using a Markov model
E Zomer, A Owen, DJ Magliano, D Liew, CM Reid
British Medical Journal, 2012, 344:e3657

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