GRASP-HF

GRASP-HF is designed to assist GP practices to improve the management and care of patients with heart failure.

As part of the Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service 2023/24, PCNs are asked to support the early identification of HF. It is further recommended that improvements be made concerning coding appropriately whether or not people have heart failure. This is where GRASP-HF can help. Using simple GP system searches alone, the tool helps with case finding activity, identifying patients with potentially a missing diagnosis code. The output has been carefully designed so that patients are prioritised in accordance with their likelihood of having a missing code.

GRASP-HF can also assist in ensuring that those with confirmed heart failure are additionally coded according to accepted classification. Knowing these classifications are important precursors to defining the appropriate evidence-based treatment.

Use the form below to request access to the GRASP-HF searches for EMIS Web and TPP SystmOne.

If you wish to access GRASP-HF, please complete the following online form:

GRASP access request form

The maintenance and distribution of GRASP-HF case finder is funded by Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd. Boehringer Ingelheim has undertaken a medico legal review, but PRIMIS has retained editorial control and intellectual property rights for the tools.

PRIMIS does not share data with the pharmaceutical industry. With prior agreement and only when specified within a joint working agreement, there may be pre-determined circumstances where aggregated, summative data may be submitted to a pharmaceutical company. The purpose is to assess the success of the joint working project. Please note that this would never involve the reporting of patient or practice level data and would always be supported by a Data Sharing Agreement with the Data Controller (individual GP practice).