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Cardiology: Palpitations Pathway
31st January 2018
Emma Hollingsworth Project Manager
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Cardiology: Palpitations Pathway 31 st January 2018 Emma - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Cardiology: Palpitations Pathway 31 st January 2018 Emma - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Cardiology: Palpitations Pathway 31 st January 2018 Emma Hollingsworth Project Manager www.enhertsccg.nhs.uk . Purpose of Presentation To inform about the CCGs new palpitation pathway To seek advice about patient information requirements
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CARDIOLOGY Referral to Treatment Time (RTT): Patients waiting a number of
weeks for their outpatient appointment
Referrals: A high number of
referrals from GPs to Lister Hospital cardiology team
Discharge: A high number of
patients discharged after their 1st Outpatient Appointment
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Palpitation Pathway
“Heart palpitations are heartbeats that suddenly become more noticeable. Your heart may feel like it’s pounding, fluttering or beating irregularly, often for just a few seconds
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Palpitations may seem alarming, but in most cases they’re harmless and aren’t a sign of a serious problem.”
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Current Pathway
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New Pathway
Referral Form
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Benefits
Patients will only need to attend an outpatient cardiology appointment if it is clinically required The pathway will enable cardiologists to see moderate-high risk patients more quickly; patients will be put on the optimum care pathway at the earliest opportunity Improved waiting times for a cardiology outpatient
NB: There is flexibility in the pathway so that low-risk patients discharged back to the GP
can still have an outpatient appointment if required
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Next Steps
STP: Sustainability & Transformation Partnership ENHCCG: Implementation
- Herts Valleys CCG & West
Essex CCG
- Developing pathway for
implementation
- Communication to primary
care
- Referral forms
- Implementation
- Review of impact
- Patient satisfaction
- Patient information?
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New Pathway: Patient Information
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