Specialised Services Commissioning Policies published
Policies approved in the November round have been published. These will be funded from 1 April 2019.
Policies approved in the November round have been published. These will be funded from 1 April 2019.
Thousands of heart attacks and deaths from cardiovascular disease could be prevented by patients taking higher doses of statins and taking the drugs as advised by doctors.
The recommendations within HEART UK’s ‘State of the Nation’ report are important calls to action for a wide-variety of stakeholders, from those working at the highest levels of Government making decisions on NHS strategy to those managing public health within local authorities.
This year’s 32nd HEART UK Annual Medical and Scientific Conference reflects the current challenges and innovations within the lipid community. Whilst bringing variety to the programme with a number of hot topics, each area was skilfully explored by the speakers and audience bringing greater insight and direction to our management of cardiovascular disease.
Jaqui Walker reports from the conference, held at the University of Warwick from July 4th–6th 2018.
The idea that consuming coconut oil lowers cholesterol made by the BBC programme ‘Trust me I’m a Doctor’, is misleading.