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Coronary Heart Disease Care Group Workforce Team
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Last modified date:4 October 2007
Workforce is a key factor in determining successful delivery of the National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease. June 2005 figures indicate there are now 231 cardiothoracic surgeons, compared to 182 in 1999-2000, an increase of 27%. Since 1999 the number of cardiologists has grown from 467 to 740.
Coronary Heart Disease Care Group Workforce Team
The Coronary Heart Disease Care Group Workforce Team (CHD CGWT) forms the workforce strategy to achieve the CHD National Service Framework
Skills for Health
Skills for Health provides the health sector lead and interface with the new Sector Skills Development Agency as the proposed Sector Skills Council (SSC) for health; and takes a UK-wide lead for the development and use of integrated competency frameworks across healthcare.
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This section contains information, policy documents and advice on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of CHD and other cardiac conditions. If you are interested in clinical information on CHD from a patient perspective you might like to visit NHS Direct or the British Heart Foundation website.
NHS Heart Improvement Programme
The NHS Heart Improvement Programme supports the delivery of the National Service Framework (NSF) for Coronary Heart Disease, through the development of cardiac networks.
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