NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHS QIS) is currently undertaking a comprehensive programme of work in relation to CHD which includes the development of clinical standards, a national CHD audit programme and the development of clinical indicators. These standards and clinical indicators are linked to the ongoing work of the Scottish Patient Safety Alliance.
The standards project group met for the first time in May 2008, to develop clinical standards for prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease. The membership of the group includes patients, representatives from voluntary and charitable organisations linked to CHD and a broad range of NHS staff nominated by the CHD managed clinical networks (MCNs) around Scotland.
The draft standards are available to download below
Draft Clinical Standards for Prevention and Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease (PDF, 334K, 40secs)
Additional Copies
To order printed copies of the draft standards please complete the “additional copies form” and send it to the contact details at the end of the form.
Additional Copies Form (word, 94K, 10secs)
Consultation
The consultation period for these standards has now closed. NHS QIS used several different methods of consultation during the development of the standards:
- wide circulation of the draft standards document to professional groups, health service staff, voluntary organisations and individuals
- regional meetings for healthcare professionals and a series of patient focus groups across Scotland
- public consultation exercises involving distribution of comments forms and/or electronic questionnaires, and
- pilot review visits.
Contact details
Scott Horton
Project Officer
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland,
Delta House,
50 West Nile Street,
Glasgow, G1 2NP
Email: scott.horton@nhs.net
Tel: 0141 225 5550
Textphone for Delta House: 0141 241 6316
