3 Feb 2014 10:55
Co-ordination of services to improve patient care in Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire
Heart disease care has been given a welcome boost after Frimley Park Hospital launched the Surrey Heart, Stroke and Vascular Centre, providing cardiovascular services to patients in Hampshire, Surrey and Berkshire.
The new centre brings together a number of specialities at the hospital to improve collaboration among clinicians.
It is focused on better co-ordination of patient care for a family of conditions related to cardiovascular disease, and follows recent guidance on best practice from the Department of Health.
Conditions treated at the centre will include coronary heart disease, vascular disease, stroke and related conditions such as diabetes, kidney disease, hypertension and cholesterol management.
The centre aims to better co-ordinate care for all these conditions, reducing the number of visits for patients and improving outcomes.
Frimley Park already provides a 24/7 heart attack service for Surrey and parts of Hampshire and Berkshire. It also provides a round-the-clock service for emergency stroke and vascular surgery for large parts of the three counties.
Cardiologist Dr Peter Clarkson said: We have been providing the 24/7 immediate treatment of severe heart attacks with primary angioplasty since 2010 and have treated over 1,000 patients, with excellent clinical outcomes.
"We also have excellent outcomes for our round-the-clock stroke and vascular services. So the creation of our new Surrey Heart, Stroke and Vascular Centre is the next natural step towards improving patient care.
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Hospital launches heart and stroke centre for three counties