Islington Clinical Commissioning Group - Community Anticoagulation Service

Descriptions

The overall aim of this service is to improve patient access to initiation of anticoagulation therapies and provide monitoring of warfarin across various clinic sites, and in patients’ homes (for housebound patients). This will ensure services are provided a close to patients’ homes, is a convenient service for patients, with increased local capacity to meet the demand for treatment with anticoagulants. The intention is to provide a comprehensive, community based service for patients needing anticoagulation. The service must be delivered to all appropriate patients registered with GP Practices in Islington and ensure equitable access and quality of service to the entire population group. Service locations will need to be agreed with the CCG using existing assets to good effect, should minimise travel for patients and maximise access through public transport links. The service must embrace a person-centred approach to the care of patients and must work as a partner alongside all other health and social care professionals involved in the patient’s care so that patients experience co-ordinated, seamless and integrated services. The CCG wishes to encourage innovation on the part of the service provider in terms of the service model. The CCG wishes to commission a single delivery model that provides value for money to deliver the comprehensive service. It is anticipated that the service could be provided via different levels of service provision within a single delivery model.