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Cardiovascular disease in England: supporting leaders to take actions
Cardiovascular disease in England: supporting leaders to take actions
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Author(s):
- Soni Raleigh, V., author
Jeffries, Danielle, author
Wellings, Dan, author - Contributor(s):
- King's Fund (London, England), issuing body.
- Publication:
- London : The King's Fund, November 2022
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Cardiovascular Diseases -- prevention & control
State Medicine
COVID-19
England
United Kingdom - Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Key messages. Why prioritise cardiovascular disease? (1) Despite being largely preventable, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of morbidity, disability and mortality in England. (2) CVD is among the largest contributors to health inequalities. People in England’s most deprived areas are four times more likely to die prematurely from CVD than those in the least deprived areas. (3) The pandemic has added urgency to the need to tackle CVD because CVD significantly increases the risk of severe disease and death from Covid-19. (4) The pandemic significantly disrupted care for CVD and its risk factors, especially early detection and management. Unless steps are taken to address missed CVD diagnoses, treatment initiations and planned operations, preventable morbidity and deaths are inevitable. (5) Concerted action nationally and locally by integrated care systems (ICSs) to tackle CVD can help to reduce the unprecedented demand, workload and cost pressures the health and care system is facing, as much of CVD is potentially preventable. (6) The risk factors for CVD are also risk factors for other leading causes of morbidity and mortality, including diabetes, cancer, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, and Covid-19. An increased focus on CVD prevention and management therefore gives many ‘bangs for your buck’, with significant potential for improving overall population health and narrowing health inequalities. (7) A strong focus on primary and secondary prevention of CVD can improve population health, reduce health inequalities, and mitigate against escalating demand and costs leading to unsustainable pressures on the health and care system.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (i, 76 pages, 1 unnumbered page))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918521987106676 (See catalog record)
- ISBN:
- 9781915303059
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918521987106676