Training in valve disease
Informal teaching with valve consultants and involvement in valve clinic – following up patients with valve implants/replacements
Specialist valve activity
Runs a telephone-based nurse valve clinic separate from the consultant clinic (mod/severe native valve disease). This started during the pandemic with a plan to have the nurse led valve clinic alongside consultant valve clinic to enable problems to be dealt with more expeditiously.
Patients seen
Moderate native valve disease, and post intervention. Approx 400 TAVI p.a.
Process
Weekly valve MDT. Links with all cardiac services. One-stop echo not currently available. Patient information leaflets supplied and performs patient satisfaction surveys and audits
Ran a two day webinar for TAVI nurses. Monthly informal teaching with valve consultant
CPD
None
Research
SMART BHF project