A series of videos has been jointly developed by Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley (HIOTV) and the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Cardiac Delivery Network (BOB ICDN) to support improved confidence in recognising, diagnosing and managing heart failure in primary care.
These ‘learning bite’ videos are delivered by experienced heart failure clinicians across the BOB integrated care system, bringing together expertise from cardiology teams, community heart failure teams and general practice. They provide focused learning to support busy clinicians across primary care, community services and wider multidisciplinary teams.
Each video highlights practical actions, key clinical considerations and evidence-based approaches. Topics include empirical treatment, frailty, identifying deterioration and managing diuretics.
Heike Veldtman, GP and cardiovascular disease (CVD) Prevention Lead at BOB Integrated Care Board and Co-Chair of the BOB Cardiac Network, said: “These bitesize learning sessions will improve heart failure management. We want to build clinicians’ confidence, reduce hospital admissions and improve patient outcomes.”
Heart failure accounts for 5% of all emergency admissions and 2% of the total NHS budget.