SPAF – Oberoi Consulting

27th September 201914th October 2019News & Blog

How many of your DOAC patients are on the right dose?

Atrial Fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm disorder in primary care and increases the risk of stroke considerably in most sufferers. In order to reduce this risk, high risk AF patients should be anticoagulated either with a VKA (i.e. Warfarin) or with a Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC). Whilst Warfarin has been used for many […]

11th September 201920th September 2019News & Blog

A Closer Look at NHS England’s AF-related Stroke Prevention Demonstrator Sites

A project aimed at preventing fatal strokes in those with Atrial Fibrillation is now underway with 23 demonstrator CCGs across England receiving part of the £9 Million put forward by NHS England. The funding was allocated by the NHS to pay for virtual clinics in which Pharmacists can assist GPs in the detection and management […]

Oberoi SPAF & Case Finding | Collated Baseline Report

8th August 201920th September 2019News & Blog

Aiming for Higher Detection, Protection and Perfection of Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Patients in Darlington CCG

The Oberoi Stroke Prevention & Case Finding Service was rolled out across all of NHS Darlington CCG’s 11 GP practices in June 2019. Professor Ahmet Fuat, renowned for his expertise in Primary Care Cardiology, headed up its introduction and supported deployment at the practices which serve 108,273 patients in County Durham. Public Health England (PHE) AF […]