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december, 2018

10dec9:00 am- 4:00 pmLet's Talk... Cardiology Event

Event Details

A collaborative review of services for people with heart disease in the North East and North Cumbria

Cardiac conditions have long dominated other causes of ill health and premature death in the north of England. Within the North East and North Cumbria, whilst we have many high performing cardiac services, health outcomes do not compare well to other parts of the country and uptake of these services is uneven, leading to:

Inequity of access to excellent patient care
Variation in patient outcomes and experience
Commissioning issues – artificial divisions across patient pathways
Workforce pressures – difficulties optimising the use of specialist resources
Growing demand for services – for ischaemic heart disease/aortic valve disease
Longer term risks around affordability/sustainability

Purpose of the event

This event is an opportunity to:

Come together and share your views
Listen to key partners from across the system
Help to clarify the scope of the review and priorities for action
Get involved in shaping the future of cardiology services across the region, from prevention through to the delivery of highly complex interventions

Everyone is welcome, whether you’re a patient, carer or family member, heath professional, manager or a voluntary sector organisation representative. Anyone with an interest in improving local services for local people

If heart disease matters to you, please come along and ‘Let’s Talk…Cardiology’.