The Whittington Hospital Anticoagulation Service is a pharmacist-led service; the team is supported by a Haematologist and Cardiologist.

The services include:

• oral anticoagulation monitoring clinic
• initiation and monitoring of patients on vitamin K antagonists (such as Warfarin) 
• support for patients who wish to self-test 
• initiation of direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC).

Patients who have been initiated on warfarin should have been provided with a National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) oral anticoagulant therapy record book by the hospital clinic.

This booklet should be taken to any hospital/GP appointments and when collecting anticoagulant prescriptions.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusions

Adults

• requiring oral anticoagulation initiation
• already on oral anticoagulation and require monitoring 

Exclusions

• Children (under 18yrs)

How to Refer

Locations

Whittington Hospital Anticoagulation