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Cardiac & Stroke Cardiac & Stroke

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An introductionAn introduction

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Network PurposeNetwork Purpose

Department of HealthDepartment of Health

Stroke & Cardiac ServiceStroke & Cardiac Service

Providers & CommissionersProviders & Commissioners

NetworkNational and local prioritiesNational and local priorities

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‘Connections across disciplines which provide integrated care across institutional and professional boundaries, raising clinical quality and improving the patient experience’

(DoH, A network toolkit, 2004)

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Patients & Public

NHS LondonLondon

Commissioning Group

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sector

Voluntary sector

Acute & PrimaryCare Trusts

Workforce

development

Healthcare

Commission

Other Cardiac &Stroke Networks

Department of Health Vascular

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NICE

NCL Cardiac & Stroke Network

North Central London

Cardiac & Stroke Network

LondonAmbulance

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Geographical Area: 1.2 MillionGeographical Area: 1.2 Million

Bart's & the Royal London Hospital

Homerton

Hospital St Pancras

Hospital

Islington

Cheshunt Community

Hospital

North Middlesex

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Chase Farm Hospital

Barnet General Hospital

Finchley Memorial

Hospital

Haringey

St. Mary's Hospital

UCLH *

Royal Brompton

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Hammersmith

Hospital

Miles

Edgware Community

Hospital

Potters Bar Community

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EAST LONDON & THE CITY

Northwick Park

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Camden

Enfield

Barnet

Royal Free

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The Whittington

Hospital NORTH WEST LONDON

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StakeholdersStakeholders�� Barnet & Chase Farm Hospitals NHS TrustBarnet & Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust

�� North Middlesex University HospitalNorth Middlesex University Hospital

�� The Whittington HospitalThe Whittington Hospital

�� Royal Free Hampstead HospitalRoyal Free Hampstead Hospital

�� UCLH: including QueenUCLH: including Queen’’s Square and The Heart s Square and The Heart HospitalHospital

�� Barnet PCTBarnet PCT

�� Camden PCTCamden PCT

�� Enfield PCTEnfield PCT

�� Haringey Haringey tPCTtPCT

�� Islington PCTIslington PCT

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Network StructureNetwork Structure

Network BoardNetwork Board

Network Director & Clinical Leads

Service Improvement Managers

Task Groups and Work Streams

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Task GroupsTask Groups

�� Majority of improvements Majority of improvements delivered through Task delivered through Task GroupsGroups

�� Focus: Equal Access and Focus: Equal Access and Good Standard of Care Good Standard of Care DeliveryDelivery

�� Who is involved: Who is involved: �� Consultant Cardiologists and Consultant Cardiologists and

Consultant Neurologists, Consultant Neurologists,

�� NursesNurses

�� Commissioners, Commissioners,

�� Service User, Service User,

�� Managers, Managers,

�� Public Health Professionals, Public Health Professionals,

�� Joint Commissions, Joint Commissions,

�� London Ambulance ServiceLondon Ambulance Service..

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Current PrioritiesCurrent Priorities

�� Stroke Stroke –– urgent careurgent care

�� Life after StrokeLife after Stroke

�� Patient and Public InvolvementPatient and Public Involvement

�� 18 weeks18 weeks

�� Heart Rhythm Abnormalities (arrhythmia)Heart Rhythm Abnormalities (arrhythmia)

�� Heart FailureHeart Failure

�� CVD PreventionCVD Prevention

�� InterInter--hospital Transfershospital Transfers

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Contact DetailsContact Details�� North Central London Cardiac & Stroke NetworkNorth Central London Cardiac & Stroke Network

�� www.www.nclcnnclcn.org..org.ukuk

�� Network Director:Network Director:

�� JintyJinty WilsonWilson

JintyJinty.Wilson@.Wilson@camdenpctcamdenpct..nhsnhs..ukuk

0207 530 50110207 530 5011

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