The Barnet Heart Function Improvement Service aims to ensure that all patients receive evidence-based treatments. Patients are offered education and guidance to help them understand and self-manage their condition.

The service is for the treatment, review and support of adults who have a diagnosis of heart failure due to reduced ejection fraction <40% (NICE and ECS guidance).

The clinic offers a review within 48hours or routine within 14days (as per the referral form).

People can be referred to our service by:

• hospital-based heart failure teams
• hospital consultants/medical teams – usually following discharge from hospital.
• GP surgery
• self-referral if already known to our service.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusions

• 18+ registered with Barnet GP
• diagnosis of heart failure evidenced by ECHO ideally, BNP level

Exclusions

• not suitable for people who require diagnosis or complex interventions that are normally only available from secondary care

How to Refer