Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of the Cardiovascular Outcomes Strategy on patient outcomes since its publication.
No formal assessment has been made of the effect of the Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Outcomes Strategy on patient outcomes.
However, NHS England continues to support a number of national clinical audits which provide the information to enable commissioners to assess the quality of local services, including in relation to heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
NHS England hosts a CVD outcomes collaborative which brings together the relevant National Clinical Directors, the main relevant national charities, NHS Improving Quality, the National CVD Intelligence Network, Public Health England and the Department. This collaborative continues to coordinate delivery of the work which was initiated in the CVD Outcomes Strategy.