Links to other sources

The sources below offer information related to coronary heart disease. Most of these sources are external to ISD and we cannot guarantee the content or accessibility of these external web sites.

BBC
BBC News Medical Notes - Heart Disease 
The Heart Disease Guide 

British Heart Foundation - For more than 40 years, the British Heart Foundation  has been at the forefront of the fight against heart disease, funding research, education and care.
British Heart Foundation's statistics website  This is the British Heart Foundation's statistics website - the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of statistics on the burden, prevention, treatment and causes of heart disease in the UK, and across the world.

Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland - The Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland  is one of Scotland's leading medical charities. They fund research into all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and the social impact of chest, heart and stroke illness.

European Heart Network (EHN)
European Cardiovascular Disease statistics report published 14-Feb-08. Includes tables, charts and maps of cardiovascular disease mortality, morbidity and associated risk factors. There was a further report in September 2009 about cardiovascular disease prevention in Europe. See their EHN Projects  web page.

General Register Office for Scotland (GROS)
GROS maintain the database of death registrations and publish their annual report, including mortality from coronary heart disease and stroke. See their 2008 annual report "Scotland's Population 2008 " for details.

MINAP
Myocardial Ischaemia National Audit Project (MINAP) - annual report for 2009 "How the NHS manages heart attacks" in England & Wales. For general information about MINAP see the Royal College of Physicians web site.

NHS Health Scotland is a special health board providing a national focus for improving health. 
NHS Health Scotland 
Take Life On (formerly Healthy Living) 

NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHS QIS)
NHS QIS provide advice and guidance on effective clinical practice, drive and support quality improvements and assess the performance of NHSScotland.

Scottish Government's policy documents on the future of health and health care in Scotland.
Better health, better care - discussion document. (August 2007).
Better health, better care - action plan. (December 2007).

Scottish Government's  policy document and preceding consultation document on CHD & stroke care.
Better Heart Disease and Stroke Care: Action Plan (June 2009)
Better Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke Care. (July 2008).

The Scottish Executive's public health white paper - 'Towards a Healthier Scotland'  and 'Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke Strategy for Scotland' .
Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke in Scotland Strategy Update 2004

Scottish Public Health Observatory
Scotland and European Health for All (HfA) Database 2009 

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)
SIGN published five guidelines (numbers: 93-97) in February 2007 covering various aspects of coronary heart disease care including: acute coronary syndromes, cardiac arrhythmias, chronic heart failure, stable angina and risk estimation & prevention of cardiovascular disease.

The Department of Health's 'Coronary Heart Disease National Service Framework'  for England.

 

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