Northern England Strategic Clinical Network Conference

Celebrating the Northern Networks15th May 2015

Dr Nigel Rowell GPPrimary Care Lead

Primary Care Team

N Rowell – GP 1 ChairAnd Representation from

• Network• Public Health• Long term conditions leads• GPs• Pharmacy

A Busy 2015

• Patient Centred Care• Patient Activation Measures• Northern CVD Leads• Clinical Advisory Group• Network Steering Group• CVD Prevention Masterclass• Engaging with the 13 CCGs• AHSN project meetings

New ways of Working

• Webex

Why make AF our priority?

AF Project

• 3 strands1. Encourage Pulse Checks2. Encourage Anticoagulation3. Encourage compliance with NICE guidance

CG 180 over warfarin control and NOAC compliance

…To provide advice to CCGs..

• Not all CCGs have a CV lead• Long Term conditions lead• Different priorities• Alternative “ways in”1. HealthWatch2. Health and Wellbeing Boards3. Patient Power4. Stroke Association

NOAC Card

Written by Dr Honey Thomas• Distributed to GPs• Wide uptake• “Exportable”

Project Team

• Kate Mackay• Nigel Rowell• Alison Featherstone• (AHSN/Pharma)

Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

• Advice card for GPs• Confusing area with contradictory discharge

information• Signed off by BSH• Local sign off by CAG in June

Patient Activation Measures

Joint project on CKD involving1. Network Primary Care Lead/PH Lead2. Public Health England3. NHS England4. Pilot site on S Tees

Outcomes

• Education sessions• CCG / Practice engagement• Stroke Admissions / Incidence• Diabetes Prevention• Hypertension – 2016!