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<p>NHS England is working with key partners to ensure better co-ordination and integration
of all services with the aim of delivering person-centred and coordinated care which
is tailored to the needs and preferences of the individual, their carer and family.</p><p>
</p><p>In particular, to encourage better practice in the caring for heart failure
patients, NHS England has established a best practice tariff for acute heart failure.
It is also working with Health Education England to explore ways of improving the
provision of and increasing access to echocardiography, which is used for the diagnosis
of heart failure.</p><p> </p><p>To help the NHS understand what a good quality service
looks like, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) publish quality
standards which define best practice within a topic area and it has published quality
standards for acute and chronic heart failure. NHS England expects all commissioners
and providers to take account of quality standards in the services that are delivered
to patients.</p><p> </p><p>NICE has developed a commissioning toolkit for the use
of natriuretic peptides assessment in primary care for suspected heart failure. It
has also produced guidance on acute heart failure and chronic heart failure, both
of which cover the use of natriuretic peptides.</p><p> </p><p>NICE guidance and quality
standards are published online only, but due to the complexity and length of their
content, they cannot be included as attachments.</p>
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