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Heart Disease and South Asians - related publications

  • Last modified date:
    8 February 2007

This best practice guide aims to support service providers including SHAs, PCTs, hospitals and other organisations working with South Asian communities to deliver heart disease service. It contains background information on heart disease and South Asians, a selection of best practice case studies and details of other useful resources.

A guide to including black and minority communities in your events

by
Shirley Hayman,
HealthWORKS and Lucy Hall, Health Development Service

Produced in partnership with:
Tina Simbo Activities for Health
Shamshad Iqbal Angelou Centre
Jennifer Yuen Health Development Service
Nargis Haq West City Community Resource Team
Nazrul Islam Riverside Community Health Project
Rashida Ahmed Westgate Centre for Sport

Access to primary health care services for south Asian cardiovascular disease patients

Health care professional perspective

Habib Naqvi
Research Associate
Avon HImP Performance Scheme
February 2003

Ischaemic heart disease audit of primary care patients (2001-2002): comparisons by age, sex and ethnic group

Habib Naqvi
Research Associate
AvonHImP Performance Scheme
May 2003

Repeat ischaemic heart disease audit of primary care patients (2002-2003): Comparisons by age, sex and ethnic group

Baseline-repeat ischaemic heart disease audit of primary care patients: a comparison

Habib Naqvi
Research Associate
Avon HImP Performance Scheme
Bristol South and West Primary Care Trust
August 2004

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For further information

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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