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<p>NHS England is taking a number of actions to improve the care and management of
people with atrial fibrillation (AF). It has published <em>Our Ambition to Reduce
Premature Mortality: A resource to support commissioners in setting a level of ambition</em>,
which identifies improved management of AF as a priority for reducing premature mortality.
The resource can be found at:</p><p> </p><p>www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/sop/red-prem-mort/</p><p>
</p><p>National Health Service Improving Quality's <em>Living Longer Lives</em> programme
includes promoting the use of a simple but effective audit tool called Guidance on
Risk Assessment and Stroke Prevention for Atrial Fibrillation (GRASP-AF) which simplifies
the process of identifying patients with AF who are not receiving the right treatment.
NHS Improving Quality is currently collaborating with partner organisations, including
charities, to support the nationwide roll-out of GRASP-AF.</p><p> </p><p>This work
will be supported by the publication of an economic analysis commissioned by NHS Improving
Quality using GRASP data which demonstrates both the current and potential impact
of atrial fibrillation management on the number of AF related strokes.</p><p><em>
</em></p><p>Discussions are also underway to consider whether opportunistic testing
for atrial fibrillation (AF) should be encouraged nationally as part of the NHS Health
Check programme.</p><p> </p>
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