Supply chain management and collaboration: cardiology device procurement

"This initiative helps organisations within a large geographical area (in this case the South West) to smooth price differentials while maintaining choice for clinicians and focusing strongly on quality. This case study describes a collaborative approach across 10 interested NHS acute trusts in the region for procuring cardiology products."

Supply chain management and collaboration: cardiology device procurement
Avon,Gloucestershire,Wiltshire, and Somerset Cardiac & Stroke Network
NICE Quality and Productivity case study

November 2015

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Smoking Cessation Interventions in the Cardiology Ward

"NRT was available for inpatients, but was rarely utilised by junior doctors. With the achievement of NCSCT certification by all the senior house officers, the recording of smoking status in the electronic patient record and the flagging up of patients yet to be queried about their smoking status, NRT prescription significantly increased from 25% to 100%"

Smoking Cessation Interventions in the Cardiology Ward

MP Cassar
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u206437.w2654

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Sheffield's Heart Failure MDT (Outreach service into non-cardiology wards)

"Delivering a cardiac outreach service requires perseverance and consistent hard work, made worthwhile by demonstrable improvements in patients outcomes."

Sheffield's Heart Failure MDT (Outreach service into non-cardiology wards)
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
NICE Local Practice Collection
November 2014

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