Patients with any of the following conditions
Coronary Heart Disease | Stroke | Heart Failure | With or without Respiratory Conditions
LONG TERM CONDITIONS – MONTH OF BIRTH: – PATIENTS WITH (EITHER/OR) | CORONARY HEART DISEASE | STROKE | HEART FAILURE – ANNUAL REVIEW
Summary
About your Annual Check Up. There have been some positive changes to how we are planning to help you manage your long-term condition(s). We call this Care and Support Planning and we want to help you be more involved in the decisions that affect you. You are invited to attend, for a review, in the month of your birth every year; and this is how things will work.
You are invited to call the practice in the preceding month of your birth, in order to arrange a Review appointment in the month of your birth. Generally this will be with the Practice Nurse, but you will be informed by our Clinical Administrators if it is to be with the GP. The appointment will consist of:
- An Information Gathering appointment requiring:
- Fasting Blood test – you must not have consumed any meat within 12 hours prior to the blood test. Fasting from 22:00 the previous evening. Taking blood can be made easier if you have a good drink of water about an hour before the test; and by keeping your hands warm.
- Urine sample taken first thing in the morning of the blood test if you are a diabetic or CKD patient.
- Bring your inhalers if you are taking them.
Contact the practice after 11:00 in the preceding month of your birth in order to make your appointments. Tell the Clinical Administrator that you have been sent invitation (SMS, eMail, or Letter) H6 or H7 – they have instructions for whom you are to see as well as the precise timings of your appointments.
The Information Gathering Appointment
The Information Gathering appointment will be with the Healthcare Assistant, and may include blood pressure, weight, blood tests, and/or Health Questionnaires.
Sharing information. After your first appointment, and once all the results are available, they will be sent to you on request. It is important that you have the same information as the Practice Nurse or GP who sees you for any future appointment. You might like to talk about your results with a family member or close friend.
The Review Appointment
You may be required to attend a Review Appointment is about Care and Support Planning, and this will be with the Practice Nurse or GP 2-3 weeks later. It is to discuss your results with you, and is also the opportunity for you to discuss any concerns that you may have. Our Clinical Administrators will have the specific requirements for your appointments and will advise you when you call. You’ll be able to discuss your results, other things that are important to you and what you would like to do to manage your long-term condition over the coming year. Please have your results with you at the time of the consultation.
Blood Tests
Click or scan the QR code to visit our web page where blood tests are explained in short videos:
Sharing Information
After your first appointment, and once all the results are available, they will be sent to you on request. It is important that you have the same information as the Practice Nurse or GP who sees you for any future appointment. You might like to talk about your results with a family member or close friend.
Results
Once your results are in the clinicians will decide upon whether you need to schedule a review appointment. You can request a copy of your results by using our Subject Access Request form.
Website
Our Long Term Conditions information is included on our website and if you have any concerns or questions regarding this please do not hesitate to contact us. We do look forward to seeing you soon, but please remember that it is important that you advise the practice if you are unable to attend any of your appointments; and please feel free to contact any of our Clinical Administrators if you have any further questions.
H6 – CHD | Stroke | Heart Failure – No Respiratory conditions
H6 – CHD | Stroke | Heart Failure – Respiratory conditions
If you have a Respiratory Condition
If you have a respiratory condition then please follow the links for:
Additional Links
CHD
Stroke
Heart Failure
