Health Education England e-Learning for Health team and NHS England have developed a Heart Failure & Heart Valve Disease e-learning programme for clinicians and GPs in primary and community care. Click here to access the programme: e-learning. This e-learning programme was developed to support health and care professionals from a range of multidisciplinary backgrounds, in better […]
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Dr Andrew Ludman, heart failure specialist, presented a virtual education session for local GPs on 29/4/2021 entitled Cardiology Update – Sugar, electrolytes and all things NICE! For anyone interested the slides can be downloaded by clicking on the following link Nuffield Cardiology Update April 2021.
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We remain open and functioning to support patients with heart problems, although necessary changes have been made to follow government guidance to keep people safe. We continue to accept patient referrals for those with cardiac conditions or symptoms. This system will remain in place until 15th April 2020. At this time the situation with coroanrvirus […]
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The health and well-being of our patients is our top priority. To keep people safe and well we will be ensuring our services continue whenever possible and safe to do so. We know heart problems will remain a concern during the coronavirus outbreak. We will continue to monitor and respond to the latest advice to […]
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Recent media reports that ACE Inhibitor drugs (‘pril’ drugs, e.g., ramipril, lisinopril) and angiotensin receptor blockers (‘sartan’ drugs, e.g., candesartan, losartan) may increase the risk of death from novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection will provoke anxiety for many people taking these medications. Patients are prescribed these medications for a number of reasons and for some people, […]
View PostExeter Heart and the Nuffield recently hosted a Cardiology study day at Sandy Park Conference Centre. The meeting was well attended by colleagues from Primary Care and the slides for talks can be found below. Arrhythmia – Dr Podd Heart Failure – Dr Ludman IHD – Prof Bellenger Syncope – Dr Lovell Hypertension – Prof […]
View PostExeter Nuffield Hospital and Exeter Heart are delighted to announce that a new, state-of-the-art cardiac catheter lab facility has opened at the Exeter Nuffield Hospital. This allows on site coronary and cardiac rhythm interventions, such as coronary angiography, pacemakers and heart rhythm ablations to be performed in a modern catheter lab facility with state-of-the-art equipment. […]
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