NHS IQ report - costs and benefits based on GRASP-AF

NHS Improving Quality has just made a report available which cites that the NHS could avoid an additional 11,600 strokes and save £124m a year through better care of patients with common heart rhythm disorder.

The research for this report utilised the GRASP-AF audit tool developed by PRIMIS in conjunction with NHS Improving Quality.

Please visit the NHS Improving Quality website for the news article on this report and to download a copy of the pdf document.

The NHS Improving Quality website states: "Better care of patients with the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation (AF) could help prevent an additional 11,600 strokes and save the NHS as much as £124 million a year. A new report from NHS Improving Quality reveals current prescribing of warfarin, the main anticoagulant used in the UK to prevent blood clots from forming in the heart, is only half what it should be. It goes on to demonstrate how full implementation of new best practice guidelines could avoid almost 28,000 strokes each year and lead to overall savings of £293 million for the NHS in England."

PRIMIS is delighted to have its contribution mentioned within this report and is proud to continue to work in conjunction with NHS Improving Quality on the GRASP Suite of tools.

Information about the GRASP-AF audit tool

If you would like to know more about the GRASP-AF tool, please visit the GRASP-AF webpage.