At Novartis UK, we’re proud of our ongoing partnership with other organisations, including the NHS. We are committed to working with them to deliver better care for patients. Our collaborative work includes joint working projects with the NHS which are patient centered, as well as other projects that provide benefits to the NHS or other organisations in wider terms. Together these are known as Collaborative Working Projects.
You can find details of our joint working projects with the NHS here.
Below, you can find details of our collaborative working projects, both in progress and completed.
Live collaborative working projects
September 2023
Tower Family Healthcare, Tottington, 16 Market Street, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire BL8 4AD
The CWP will fund a Clinical Pharmacist to review and audit the CW Partner’s databases, to identify sub optimally treated Patients that require a review, medicines optimisation and where required a clinic review.
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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, The Bays, South Wharf Road, London W2 1NY
The CWP aims to enhance the existing Community Heart Failure Service provided by the CW Partner in Ealing Borough, which is an area covered by the CW Partner’s care, by recruiting an additional Heart Failure Specialist Nurse to implement virtual wards for heart failure patients.
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Midlands Medical Partnership MMP LLP, Company Number OC340529 of 1128 Tyburn Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 0SY
The main objective of the CWP is to improve the quality of care for patients and support the early identification, review, and medical optimisation of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) who are at high risk of cardiovascular events.
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August 2023
Bruce Medical Practice, 2 Pollock Street, Bellshill. ML4
The Collaborative Working Project (CWP) with the Bruce Medical Practice within NHS Lanarkshire aims to identify known patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) in each general practice and optimise their current heart failure (HF) medications in line with local HF guidelines within the primary care setting.
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South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust, The Murray Building The James Cook Hospital, Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW (“CW Partner”)
The CWP is structured such that a Clinical Pharmacist, supported by a multi-disciplinary health professional team, will provide tailored care for patients across James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough and Friarage Hospital, Northallerton, aiming towards review and appropriate treatment optimisation.
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July 2023
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
The Collaborative Working Project (CWP) aims to free up capacity within the breast cancer pathway with the addition of a dedicated new role (the “Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy Clinical Nurse Specialist (SACT CNS)”) providing pre-treatment education and optimisation, and more.
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June 2023
Lime Tree Surgery, Lime Tree Avenue, Worthing, BN14 0DL
The CWP is structured such that a multi-disciplinary health professional team will provide tailored care for patients, aligned with the Primary Care Network (PCN) Contract Direct Enhanced Service (DES) and the Locally defined Cardiovascular plans.
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Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Gateshead, NE9 6SX
The CWP is structured such that a Band 8A Clinical Pharmacist and Health Care Assistant (HCA) are supported by a multi-disciplinary health professional team, will provide tailored care for patients aiming towards early identification, review, and medical optimisation of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), previous cerebrovascular accident (CVA or TIA) and/or peripheral vascular disease (PVD) for 12 months clinical activity out of an 18 months project.
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Widnes Highfield Health Limited (Widnes Highfield Health GP Federation)
The CWP is structured such that a multi-disciplinary healthcare professional team will provide tailored care for patients, aligned with the Primary Care Network (PCN) Contract Direct Enhanced Service (DES) and the locally defined Cardiovascular plans.
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Spinney Hill Medical Centre, 143 St Saviours Road, Leicester LE5 3HX
Spinney Hill Medical Centre (MC) ASCVD Primary Care Lipid Management Collaborative Working Project. The Collaborative Working Project (CWP) is structured such that a multi-disciplinary health professional team will provide tailored care for patients, aligned with the Primary Care Networks (PCNs) Contract Direct Enhanced Service, DES and the Locally defined Cardiovascular plans.
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May 2023
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Blackshaw Road, London, United Kingdom, SW17 0QT
The Project aims to redesign the MS service across the CW Partner Trust with the addition of an MS Disease Modifying Therapy (“DMT”) coordinator to support the management, monitoring and onward referral of DMT patients.
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Health Innovation Manchester, Citylabs, Nelson St, Manchester M13 9NQ
Novartis and the CW Partner are entering into a CWP with the aim to create a network of organisations to enable solutions that provide faster diagnosis and earlier intervention for underserved communities who are at greatest risk of CVD, ill health, and poor health outcomes.
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April 2023
Fieldhead Medical Services Limited, company number (11357557), 14 Marsh Grove Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, HD3 3AQ
The CWP is structured such that a multi-disciplinary health professional team will provide tailored care for patients, aligned with the Primary Care Networks (PCNs) Contract Direct Enhanced Service (DES) and the Locally defined Cardiovascular plans. The main objective of the CWP is to improve the quality of care for patients and support the early identification, review, and medical optimization of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in response to the needs of the CW Partner.
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March 2023
DGS Health GP Federation, Building A, Fleet Health Campus, Vale Road, Northfleet, Kent, DA11 8BZ
The CWP is structured such that a multi-disciplinary health professional team will provide tailored care for patients. The main objective of the CWP is to improve the quality of care for patients and support the early identification, review, and medical optimisation of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD)in response to the needs of the CW Partner.
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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG
The CWP is structured such that a multi-disciplinary health professional team will provide tailored care for patients, aligned with the Primary Care Network (PCN) Contract Direct Enhanced Service (DES) and the Locally defined Cardiovascular plans.
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North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, Pemberton House, Colima Avenue, Sunderland SR5 3XB
Across County Durham, medicines optimisation priorities are delivered quarterly by primary care pharmacists, nurses and General Practitioners (GPs) via an outcomes based workplan model. The workplan is made up of 8 workstreams each quarter. It is proposed that 1-2 workstreams per quarter would be focused on CVD and lipid optimisation in relation to this project.
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Broomfield Hospital and Southend University Hospital, (Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust)
The Reimagining Care Pathways collaborative working programme is a service offered by Novartis, which comprises a series of workshops, with the aim of providing pathway mapping support to the NHS (healthcare and service teams) to improve efficiency and service effectiveness to the benefit of patient care.
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Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Guy's Hospital. Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT (the “Lead CW Partner” or “Guy’s”) and Health Innovation Network South London (HIN), Ground Floor, Minerva House, 5 Montague Close, London SE1 9BB
The main objective of the CWP is to improve the quality of care for patients and support the early identification, review, and medical optimisation of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in response to the needs of Guy’s and HIN.
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Forest Heath Primary Care Network (Trading as OHS Health Ltd, Company number 10512117. Registered office address: Orchard House Surgery, Fred Archer Way, Newmarket, England, CB8 8NU)
The main objective of the CWP is to improve the quality of care for patients and support the early identification, review, and medical optimisation of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).
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London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, Northwick Park Hospital
The collaborative working will improve the access to lipid management care leading to optimal diagnosis and management of ASCVD treatments.
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Kings College Hospital (KCH) and Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA)
Kings Health Partners and affliliated Centres ENETS Centre of Excellence is a well established regional centre for treatment of patients with neuroendocrine neoplasms.
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February 2023
Ballygomartin Group Practice
The Collaborative working will improve the accuracy of read coding for existing Heart Failure patients and aim to find those with a missing diagnosis through reviewing patients who have Heart Failure associated risk factors.
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Cross counties PCN The Croft Medical Centre (the “CW Partner”),2 Glen Road, Leicester, LE2 4PE Together, (the “Parties”)
The objective of the CWP is to improve the detection and treatment of Heart Failure (“HF”) in primary care via this solution consisting of a quality improvement program to ensure better awareness, identification and management of and outcomes for patients with HF in primary care.
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Enderby Medical Centre, Shortridge Lane, Enderby, LE19 4LY (“Lead Practice”) for and on behalf of the North Blaby Primary Care Network (the “North Blaby PCN”)
The objective of the CWP is to improve the detection and treatment of Heart Failure (“HF”) in primary care via this solution consisting of a quality improvement program to ensure better awareness, identification and management of and outcomes for patients with HF in primary care.
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Lisbane Medical Centre
The Collaborative working project will improve the accuracy of read coding for existing Heart Failure patients and aim to find those with a missing diagnosis through reviewing patients who have Heart Failure associated risk factors.
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Granta Medical Practices (“Lead Practice”) for and on behalf of the Granta Primary Care Network
The CWP will be led by a Clinical Pharmacist alongside a multi-disciplinary team; including Pharmacy Technician, Healthcare Assistant, Administrative Support, General Practitioner providing clinical oversight.
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Kent Surrey and Sussex AHSN Limited
The aim of this project is to support the deployment of the App: the “Don’t Walk Past” mental health game across Kent Surrey and Sussex. The aim is to reduce staff absence and turnover rates by supporting the mental health and wellbeing of NHS staff.
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Leicester City Health Ltd. T/A Willows Health, 184 Coleman Road, Leicester, England, LE5 4LJ
The CWP is structured such that a multi-disciplinary health professional team will provide tailored care for patients, aligned with the Primary Care Networks (PCNs) Contract Direct Enhanced Service, DES and the Locally defined Cardiovascular plans.
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Newcastle Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (US) Training Programme & Psoriasis US Clinic
The CWP will establish a Musculoskeletal (MSK) Ultrasound (US) Training Programme (the “Training Programme”). The CW Partner will recruit a Senior Registrar, National Health Service (NHS) band level ST5+, up to Post Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the “Trainee”). The Trainee and training, funded by Novartis through the CWP, under the supervision and observation of the CW Partner’s clinical team.
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January 2023
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) on behalf of Basildon University Hospital
The Collaborative Working Project aims to understand the Basildon University Hospital Multiple Sclerosis (MS) pathways as part of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust and recruit one MS Coordinator to support only the Basildon University Hospital MS service with the administration side of the management, review, and follow-ups of MS patients.
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The Houldsworth Centre of Kenilworth Avenue Wishaw ML2 7LP on behalf of Wishaw General Practice Cluster
The Collaborative Working Project (CWP) with 6 general medical practices (Wishaw Cluster Practices) within NHS Lanarkshire has three main aims regarding the identification of known heart failure patients, suspected undiagnosed patients and the management of known HFrEF patients.
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King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
The Project aims to redesign and expand the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) service with the addition of a MS Specialist Nurse and a MS pharmacy technician to support with the management, review, and follow-ups of MS patients.
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NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board, 3rd Floor, Arndale House, The Mall, Luton LU1 2LJ
The main objective of the CWP is to improve the quality of care for patients and support the review and medical optimisation of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in response to the needs of the CW Partner.
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Alliance for Better Care Federation, Horley Health Hub, 120 Victoria Road, Horley RH6 7BL
The main objective of the CWP is to improve the quality of care for patients and support the early identification, review, and medical optimisation of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in response to the needs of the CW Partner.
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December 2022
Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Freeman Rd, High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN, (the “CW Partner”)
The CWP is structured such that a Band 8A Clinical Pharmacist will provide tailored care for patients, to improve patients' outcomes by optimising medications following an acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
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Pennine GP Alliance Limited on behalf of, Central Halifax Primary Care Network (PCN)
The CWP is structured such that a multi-disciplinary health professional team will provide tailored care for patients, aligned with the Primary Care Network (PCN) Contract Direct Enhanced Service (DES) and the Locally defined Cardiovascular plans.
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NHS Grampian
The main objective of this Collaborative Working Project (CWP) is to improve the quality of care delivered to HF patients under the care of CW Partner, in line with 2021 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure.
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Enderby Medical Centre, Shortridge Lane, Enderby, LE19 4LY for and on behalf of the North Blaby Primary Care Network
The project is structured such that a multi-disciplinary health professional team will provide tailored care for patients, aligned with the Primary Care Networks (PCNs) Contract Direct Enhanced Service) DES and the Locally defined Cardiovascular plans.
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Croft Medical Centre, 2 Glen Road, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4PE, for and on behalf of the Cross Counties Primary Care Network
The project is structured such that a multi-disciplinary health professional team will provide tailored care for patients, aligned with the Primary Care Networks (PCNs) Contract Direct Enhanced Service) DES and the Locally defined Cardiovascular plans.
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Dr O’Hanlan and Partners of Randalstown Medical Practice
The Collaborative working will improve the accuracy of read coding for existing Heart Failure patients and aim to find those with a missing diagnosis through reviewing patients who have Heart Failure associated risk factors.
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Enfield Healthcare Co-Operative Limited
The main objective of the CWP is to improve the quality of care for patients and support the early identification, review, and medical optimisation of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) in response to the needs of the CW Partner.
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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
The aim of the project is for the Harefield team to provide enhanced tertiary lipid services.
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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (Hammersmith Hospital Lipids Department)
The CWP is structured such that a multi-disciplinary health professional team will provide tailored care for patients, aligned with the Primary Care Network (PCN) Contract Direct Enhanced Service (DES) and the locally defined Cardiovascular plans for the enhancement of the tertiary lipid service.
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South Doc Services (SDS) MyHealthcare Limited
The main objective of the CWP is to improve the quality of care for patients and support the early identification, review, and medical optimisation of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in response to the needs of the CW Partner.
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November 2022
DR. FARNAN & PARTNERS of the Group Surgery
The Collaborative working will improve the accuracy of read coding for existing Heart Failure patients and aim to find those with a missing diagnosis through reviewing patients who have Heart Failure associated risk factors.
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Haxby Group Practice, for and on behalf of the Haxby Group Partnership
The Collaborative Working Project (CWP) is structured such that a multi-disciplinary health professional team will provide tailored care for patients, aligned with the Primary Care Network (PCN) Contract Direct Enhanced Service) DES and the Locally defined Cardiovascular plans.
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Modality Partnership
Piloting a nationally scalable, technology-driven approach to identifying “hard-to-reach” Inherited Retinal Diseases (IRD) patients in a primary care setting who may be appropriate for genetic testing, to unlock treatment options.
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Malinslee Medical Practice, Church Road, Telford, TF3 2BF, (“Lead Practice”) for and on behalf of the Teldoc PCN
The main objective of the Project is to improve the quality of care for patients and support the early identification, review, and medical optimisation of patients with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) in response to the needs of Teldoc PCN.
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October 2022
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
The Collaborative Working Project (CWP) aims to redesign and expand the Multiple Sclerosis service with the addition of a Multiple Sclerosis Specialist Nurse to support with the management, review, and follow-ups of Multiple Sclerosis patients.
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North and Mid Hampshire Integrated Care Partnership – part of Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of White CCG
The Reimagining Care Pathways collaborative working programme is a service offered by Novartis, which comprises a series of workshops, with the aim of providing pathway mapping support to the NHS (healthcare and service teams) to improve efficiency and service effectiveness to the benefit of patient care.
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Dr Thomasius and Partners of The Roe Family Practice
The Collaborative working will improve the accuracy of read coding for existing Heart Failure patients and aim to find those with a missing diagnosis through reviewing patients who have Heart Failure associated risk factors.
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Newport Health Centre, for and on behalf of the Urban Health Primary Care Network
The main objective of the Project is to improve the quality of care for patients and support the early identification, review, and medical optimization of patients with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) in response to the needs of the PCN.
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September 2022
Barts Health NHS Trust
The main objective of the CWP is to improve the quality of care for patients and support the early identification, review, and medical optimisation of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in response to the needs of the CW Partner.
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Kings College London NHS Foundation Trust
The main objective of the Collaborative Working Project (CWP) is to improve the quality of care delivered to Heart Failure (HF) patients at Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation trust (the Trust) in line with National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)) and international European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines.
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Carmel Medical Practice, for and on behalf of the Darlington Primary Care Network
The main objective of the CWP is to improve the quality of care for patients and support the early identification, review, and medical optimization of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in response to the needs of the CW Partner.
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St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The main objective of the Collaborative Working Project is to improve the quality of care delivered to Heart Failure (HF) patients under the care of the St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (The” Trust”) in line with European Society of Cardiology ESC guidance.
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August 2022
Frimley Health and Care ICB
The Reimagining Care Pathways collaborative working programme is a service offered by Novartis, which comprises a series of workshops, with the aim of providing pathway mapping support to the NHS.
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Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Since the Covid Pandemic Homecare options have become more favourable with Health Care Professionals (HCPs), which has put added pressure on the resources within a pharmacy department.
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The Village Green Surgery, for and on behalf of the Wallsend Primary Care Network
The key aim of the Collaborative Working Project is to improve lipid management at speed and scale at the PCN level and improve the quality of care for patients with with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) and uncontrolled lipid levels.
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Little Horton Lane, for and on behalf of the Horton Primary Care Network
The key aim of the project is to improve lipid management at speed and scale at the PCN level and improve the quality of care for patients with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) and uncontrolled lipid levels.
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July 2022
Mid Hampshire Healthcare LTD, referred to throughout as “MHH” or the “Federation”
The main objective of this CWP is to improve the identification of patients at risk of cardiovascular disease and offer a primary care based, holistic approach to the review and medical optimization of patients in response to their needs.
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SHIPLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE, for and on behalf of the Affinity Care Primary Care Network
The main objective of the Project is to improve the quality of care for patients and support the early identification, review, and medical optimization of patients with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD)
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Dr Johnson and Partners of Ballymoney Family Practice
The Collaborative working will improve the accuracy of read coding for existing Heart Failure patients and aim to find those with a missing diagnosis.
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Dr Hiscocks and Partners of Donghadee Health Centre
The Collaborative working will improve the accuracy of read coding for existing Heart Failure patients and aim to find those with a missing diagnosis.
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Dr Cardwell and Partners of Shankill Road Surgery
The Collaborative working will improve the accuracy of read coding for existing Heart Failure patients and aim to find those with a missing diagnosis.
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June 2022
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Luton and Dunstable University Hospital
You First is a nurse-led patient support programme supporting over 1,500 patients across 60+ NHS Trusts and Health Boards.
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Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight CCG Novartis Pharmaceutical UK Ltd
Understanding cardiovascular service pathways across Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight CCG.
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RKH Medical Ltd
Northern Ireland General Practice Heart Failure QOF Register Review Collaborative Working.
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May 2022
Kent Surrey Sussex Academic Health Science Network
Collaborative Working relating to understanding Lipid Pathways across Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
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The Health Centre Scroggy Road
Northern Ireland General Practice Heart Failure QOF Register Review Collaborative Working.
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Kings Health Partners
An enhanced approach to faster diagnosis and earlier intervention for those population groups covered by Our Healthier South East London Integrated Care System who are at greatest risk of cardiovascular disease ill health and poor health outcomes.
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April 2022
Salisbury Medical Practice
Collaborative Working relating to improving the accuracy of read coding for existing Heart Failure patients and aiming to find those with a missing diagnosis through reviewing patients who have Heart Failure associated risk factors.
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The NHS Confederation
Collaborative Working relating to exploring and understanding the barriers and challenges to innovation and transformation in primary care and create a space within which clinicians and healthcare system leaders can be equipped to transform the future of healthcare.
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March 2022
University Of Nottingham (PRIMIS)
Collaborative Working relating to the improvement of screening and time to diagnose ankylosing spondylitis in general practice through the use of in-built clinical system tools.
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NHS Confederation
Collaborative Working relating to the lessons learnt from the pandemic, shaping thought leadership on the future of healthcare delivery and exploring new and innovative models of care to meet future needs.
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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Collaborative Working relating to the provision of dermatology pathway mapping support to the NHS to improve efficiency and service effectiveness to the benefit of patient care.
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February 2022
Northern Care Alliance
Collaborative Working relating to the provision of cardio-renal pathway mapping support to the NHS to improve efficiency and service effectiveness to benefit patients.
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December 2021
Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of White CCG
Collaborative Working relating to the provision of pathway mapping support to the NHS to improve efficiency and service effectiveness to benefit patients.
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