Community Heart Failure Services
Service
Locality: Mid Hampshire, South West, Southampton
Type of Care:
UHS Community Heart Failure service, Covid Wave 3
GPs and community services are encouraged to refer patients with signs or symptoms of decompensated heart failure, who are at risk of a hospital admission, to the Community Heart Failure Nursing Service. The service is working normally and can see patients urgently at home when required.
Please make a referral via the electronic referral line heartfailurecommunity@uhs.nhs.uk or call 02381 205726/bleep 9111 or 02381 203140 to discuss with one of the Heart Failure nurses.
eRS listing: WHCCG New Community Cardiology RAS Service – Cardiology – MHH – ARA01
This service is available to patients with suspected heart failure, murmurs, palpitations and atrial fibrillation in Mid Hampshire and Eastleigh Test Valley North, with clinics in Winchester, Andover, Four Marks and Chandlers Ford.
The Community Cardiology Service works closely with hospital providers such as Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.
The Community Cardiology Service is led by Dr Peter Savill and all service administration is based at Watercress Medical.
Please note all patients with suspected heart failure should have a NT-Pro BNP test performed before referral. This is a good rule out test for heart failure with a normal value effectively excluding the condition.
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