Health Futures AF Strategy

Eleven CCGs in Yorkshire collaborated to develop and implement a strategy to increase the rate of appropriate anticoagulation offered to patients with atrial fibrillation in order to reduce the number of related strokes and improve patient outcomes. The strategy seeks to guide the local health economy in making informed commissioning decisions and to improve clinical practice and service quality. In line with improving access and quality to anticoagulation services for atrial fibrillation, the strategy proposes eight key principles for consideration by commissioners and providers.

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