Heart Failure Service Information

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Niklas Marksteiner

Dear Sir / Madam

We are conducting a project which involves mapping heart failure services across the NHS and this request for information regarding the services provided by your organisation is an important part of this.

I would be grateful if you could please answer the following questions.

1. What is the name of your Heart Failure Service?
2. Population served by the Heart Failure Service?
3. What is the service setting?

a) Acute hospital
b) Community hospital
c) Integrated care
d) Primary care

4. Approximate case load of Heart Failure patients seen per week?
5. Number of follow ups in 2021/22?
6. Which populations do you provide the following services for and are you commissioned for these services?

a) Heart Failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFrEF)
b) Heart Failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFpEF)

7. Staff dedicated to Heart Failure:
a) Number of Heart Failure consultants (pa's)
b) Number of Heart Failure nurses (WTE)
c) Number of Heart Failure Pharmacists (WTE)

8. Which of these (a to g) does your NHS organisation have?
a) Access to open access ECHO
b) Access to Cardiac rehab?
c) HF Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT)
d) Cardiologist Non HF specialist
e) Cardiologist HF specialist
f) Cardiology Pharmacist
g) GPwER (previously called GPwSI)

9. Which of the following (h to n) service models do you provide?
h) Acute inpatient
i) HF outpatient
j) Hospital based ambulatory heart failure unit
k) Community based ambulatory heart failure unit
l) Home based service / care
m) Community based clinic
n) Heart Failure virtual ward

10. Do you believe that the current service specification adequately reflects the range and volume of activity your service provides? (Yes / No)

Many thanks in advance.

Yours faithfully,

Niklas Marksteiner

TAY foisa, Tayside NHS Board



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Regards
Gemma Rooney 
NHS Tayside Information Governance Team (FOISA)
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30 Mains Loan
Dundee
DD4 7BT
 
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From: Niklas Marksteiner <[FOI #856940 email]>
Sent: 25 April 2022 13:45
To: TAY foisa <[NHS Tayside request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Heart Failure Service
Information
 
Dear Sir / Madam

We are conducting a project which involves mapping heart failure services
across the NHS and this request for information regarding the services
provided by your organisation is an important part of this.

I would be grateful if you could please answer the following questions.

1. What is the name of your Heart Failure Service?
2. Population served by the Heart Failure Service?
3. What is the service setting?

a) Acute hospital
b) Community hospital
c) Integrated care
d) Primary care

4. Approximate case load of Heart Failure patients seen per week?
5. Number of follow ups in 2021/22?
6. Which populations do you provide the following services for and are you
commissioned for these services?

a) Heart Failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFrEF)
b) Heart Failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFpEF)

7. Staff dedicated to Heart Failure:
a) Number of Heart Failure consultants (pa's)
b) Number of Heart Failure nurses (WTE)
c) Number of Heart Failure Pharmacists (WTE)

8. Which of these (a to g) does your NHS organisation have?
a) Access to open access ECHO
b) Access to Cardiac rehab?
c) HF Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT)
d) Cardiologist Non HF specialist
e) Cardiologist HF specialist
f) Cardiology Pharmacist
g) GPwER (previously called GPwSI)

9. Which of the following (h to n) service models do you provide?
h) Acute inpatient
i) HF outpatient
j) Hospital based ambulatory heart failure unit
k) Community based ambulatory heart failure unit
l) Home based service / care
m) Community based clinic
n) Heart Failure virtual ward

10. Do you believe that the current service specification adequately
reflects the range and volume of activity your service provides? (Yes /
No)

Many thanks in advance.

Yours faithfully,

Niklas Marksteiner

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Niklas Marksteiner

Dear FOI contact,

Many thanks for your response.

Please could you clarify the response to question 6? Do you provide services for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) or heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF)?

Yours sincerely,

Niklas Marksteiner

TAY foisa, Tayside NHS Board

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Your request will be dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
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If you have any queries, please contact 01382 740074 (Internal 54480 or
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TAY foisa, Tayside NHS Board

Hi Niklas 
Yes, NHS Tayside provides Heart Failure with reduced ejection fraction
(HFpEF)
Regards
Gemma Rooney
NHS Tayside Information Governance Team (FOISA)
Maryfield House
30 Mains Loan
Dundee
DD4 7BT
 
Tel Number 01382 740074
Ext 54480

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From: Niklas Marksteiner <[FOI #856940 email]>
Sent: 11 July 2022 15:38
To: TAY foisa <[NHS Tayside request email]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information Request FOISA10715
 
Dear FOI contact,

Many thanks for your response.

Please could you clarify the response to question 6? Do you provide
services for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) or
heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF)?

Yours sincerely,

Niklas Marksteiner

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