More people are surviving acute events, and there have been advances in the prevention and treatment of CVD, however, CVD is still responsible for 40 percent of deaths (often premature and preventable) in New Zealand.
Pinnacle has developed PowerBI clinical dashboards which practices can use to identify patients overdue for assessments. For assistance with using these dashboards please contact Michelle Bayley, clinical governance manager.
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Pinnacle has developed a rural chest pain assessment method that allows low-risk patients in rural communities to be safely assessed and managed by their general practice, rather than travelling significant distances to hospital - often needlessly.
Read moreTe Whatu Ora is developing improvements to its Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment (CVDRA) and Heart Health Plan risk management services to support decision making and care planning, and to strengthen the way heart health risk is discussed with patients. They are looking for people aged between 30‒74 years, who are at risk of but do not have cardiovascular disease and are of Māori, Pacific or South Asian origin.
Read moreTreatment of patients with low risk undifferentiated chest pain that can be safely managed in the community.
View detailsA range of guides to assist when using the iron infusion programme.