Services Database One Stop Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Pathway (Waltham Forest Area)
Service ID
299738
Description
Care City’s innovative One Stop Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Pathway finds people with undiagnosed AF, reduces the number of appointments needed to confirm diagnosis and waiting times for treatment.
It utilises the accessibility of community pharmacists to identify people with undiagnosed AF, directly refer for specialist review and if required, invite for an appointment at a one-stop AF clinic, substantially reducing the number of appointments and time needed to confi rm diagnosis to receiving treatment, from three months to two weeks. It also demonstrates how public access to screening services and subsequent patient experience can be improved by delivering these interventions using digital innovation.
Care City collaborated with North East London Pharmaceutical Committee, First Care Connection, Barts Health NHS Trust, Waltham Forest CCG and Sonar Informatics to trial early screening of AF using a KardiaMobileTM by AliveCor - a mobile ECG device which can spot AF in 30 seconds. Those with an abnormal result were reviewed by a Specialist Arrhythmia Nurse and where necessary were invited to attend an appointment at the One Stop AF Clinic at Whipps Cross Hospital for further diagnostic tests and, if appropriate, treatment.
Location of service
North East London LPC
Commissioner
Other: Care City
Method of commissioning
Source of funding
Other
Service type
Cardiovascular
Other organisations involved
Care City collaborated with North East London Pharmaceutical Committee, First Care Connection, Barts Health NHS Trust, Waltham Forest CCG and Sonar Informatics.
Dates
Start date:
End date:
Status
Ongoing
Training
Not known.
Comments
This service is available in the Waltham Forest area only.
