Carmarthenshire heart failure service shortlisted in British Heart Foundation’s prestigious awards

CARMARTHENSHIRE HEART FAILURE SERVICE SHORTLISTED IN BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION’S PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS

A team providing care and support to patients with heart failure, and their carers has been shortlisted for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Alliance Awards at the annual British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) conference.

The BHF Alliance Awards is an annual ceremony that celebrates the inspirational work of healthcare professionals from across the UK in improving care for patients suffering from or at risk of heart and circulatory disease.

The Carmarthenshire heart failure service is nominated in the Team of the Year category for their work in supporting the needs of patients and their carers from diagnosis through palliative care and death. They will travel to the BHF Alliance awards in Manchester for the final ceremony on Tuesday 5 June.

The awards are judged in two separate stages by a panel of cardiology and healthcare experts who rate nominations on several categories, including how teams and individuals have gone above and beyond the basic requirements of their role.

The awards, presented by Simon Gillespie, Chief Executive of the BHF which is a key supporter of the conference, recognise teams from across the UK for demonstrating bravery, compassion and drive in their day to day work.

The service provided by the Carmarthenshire heart failure team transcends primary, secondary & tertiary care, social care and voluntary agencies facilitating the concept of seamless and integrated management, so that care is provided at “the right time, right place and by the right person”.

The team aims to provide a high quality, evidence based service, encapsulating the early stages of diagnosis; optimisation of evidence based pharmacological and self-care strategies and interventional treatments.

SIMON GILLESPIE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION, said:

“Congratulations to the team for their well-deserved shortlisting in the Integrated Care category. Their innovation and dedication ensures that their patients receive the best possible care.

“Everyone in the BHF is rightly proud of the staff across the UK who provide patients living with cardiovascular disease the best possible care, and I’m delighted the BHF Alliance Awards thank and recognise the people who work in or support those services.

“Although there can only be one winner in each category on the night each team is already a winner in our eyes. We are proud to be recognising their hard work and dedication to patients and their families.”

HELEN LLEWELLYN-GRIFFITHS A MEMBER OF THE CARMARTHENSHIRE HEART FAILURE TEAM SAID “We are honoured to receive this nomination from the BHF. We are a team committed to working together to ensure our patients and their carers receive services which are in their best interests.

“We are constantly striving to innovate and drive services forward and we pride ourselves in listening and acting on feedback from the patients,  the people who are at the heart of what we do.”

The BHF Alliance is a free membership scheme which provides learning and development opportunities for healthcare professionals who work with people affected by, or at risk of, cardiovascular disease. For more information visit bhf.org.uk/alliance [1]