Cardiology Nurse is currently expanding the service by undertaking clinical skills and reseacrh training. In general, difficult to manage cardiology patients can be referred in by the GP. Whilst not a one stop clinic or super specialised service it can provide a route by which patients can be better optimised or advice given. Patients will often be passed back to primary care with advice or treatment suggestions. We proactively find patients who have recently had an MI to check their medications and condition are optimised. Patients will be fed into the social prescribing service when needed post MI. ECGs are interpreted by our Nurse and passed back to practice. For urgent issues post ECG, the PCN Clincial Director if present will offer support, but if not present this will be passed back to the practice much in the way hospital ECGs are.
Areas of responsibility
Post MI reviews
Anticoagulation switches
Heart Failure reviews
Complex Cardiology reviews
Lipid management
Pneumonia vaccination
ECG interpretation