Archive - 2020

NVR eNewsletter – 2020 Issue #10

NVR publications—out today The 2020 NVR Annual Report has been published today on our website. This report focuses on all NVR procedures that were carried out in 2017-2019. The webpage includes: The report itself A spreadsheet containing trust level appendices for each procedure A more interactive spreadsheet entitled ‘NHS Organisational Data Viewer’ that allows you […]

NVR eNewsletter – 2020 Issue #9

NVR publications—update on dates We are currently performing our final analysis on the consultant level outcome data for elective infra-renal AAA repairs and carotid endarterectomy. We plan to send each consultant surgeon (and interventional radiologist if you work in Leeds or Sheffield) your final results in the week commencing 19th October. The results for 2020 […]

PAD-QIF Newsletter – 2020 Issue #4

2nd PAD QIP Webinar The 2nd PAD QIP webinar in collaboration with the Leicester Vascular Institute will take place on Tuesday 20th October. The first session will run from 12:00 to 13:00 and is open only to the early adopter centres, while the second session (from 13:30 to 16:30) is open to all healthcare professionals […]

NVR eNewsletter – 2020 Issue #8

AAA Devices and re-intervention dataset Many vascular surgeons and interventional radiologists will have read “First Do No Harm”, the report of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review and its recommendations made by Baroness Cumberlege last week. A number of these have implications for our patients, particularly in relation to implantable medical devices. To […]

NVR eNewsletter – 2020 Issue #7

Data Submission Deadline Reminder This is a reminder that our final data submission deadline for all 2019 procedures to be entered and submitted on the NVR is next Friday 3rd July 2020 by the end of the day. This includes all AAA, carotid, lower limb angioplasty, lower limb bypass and lower limb amputations that were […]

NVR eNewsletter – 2020 Issue #6

Updated NVR Timelines Following on from our newsletter on 17th April, we have finalised the timelines for the Consultant Outcomes Publication and have also allowed for an extra data submission deadline for cases to be included in the analyses for the 2020 Annual Report. These are based on procedures carried out up to and including […]

NVR eNewsletter – 2020 Issue #5

NVR COVID-19 Dataset—a request to complete NVR submissions in REAL TIME Firstly I wanted to thank all clinicians, nurses and data clerks who have engaged with the new Covid-19 data fields that have been added to the NVR. The data has already identified important information on the impact of COVID-19 on vascular interventions. I would […]

PAD-QIF Newsletter – 2020 Issue #3

PAD QIP Webinar The 1st PAD QIP webinar took place on Friday, May 1st. We would like to thank those of you who attended. We would be grateful if you could fill in the 3-minute feedback survey that was sent out so we can improve the organisation and delivery of future webinars. Based on your […]

PAD-QIF Newsletter – 2020 Issue #2

PAD-QIF Webinar 1st webinar of the Peripheral Arterial Disease Quality Improvement Programme. Friday May 1st, 2020 12:00 – 13:00 The aim of the webinar is to discuss details of the implementation of the PAD QIF and current progress at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar will be interactive and we encourage all participants […]

NVR eNewsletter – 2020 Issue #4

NVR data submission deadline extension Given the current COVID-9 pandemic, we appreciate that NHS trusts will be under strain and have therefore decided to extend the data submission deadline for 2019 cases to be included in the 2020 annual report by two weeks. The new data submission deadline will be Friday 1st May 2020. We […]