2015 NVR Annual Report

• The 2015 NVR Annual Report was released last week and is available to download online.
• This report provides a description of the care provided by NHS vascular units, and contains information on the process and outcomes of care for patients undergoing:
  • abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair
  • carotid endarterectomy
  • lower limb revascularisation procedure (angioplasty/stent or bypass)
  • major amputation for lower-limb peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

• In addition, the report presents the findings of an organisational audit conducted in August 2015.
• The pdf version of the report contains trust level appendices at the back of the report.
• Alternatively, these appendices are available in a spreadsheet format.

New VSQIP Website

• We have recently revamped our website (www.vsqip.org.uk) and hope you like the changes.
• The webpages are designed to resize and scale better on mobile and tablet devices.
• The documents in the resources page should now be easier to find as they are categorised, rather than appearing in a list.
• Please be aware that some links from old newsletters may not work as the site structure differs slightly from the previous web site.