Heartwatch

The Heartwatch Programme has not advanced beyond Phase 1 which is a pilot demonstration programme. As such the purpose was to demonstrate the benefit of involvement in a structured care programme with care implemented according to defined clinical protocols. **Purpose:** The aim of Heartwatch is to reduce the morbidity and mortality of patients with cardiovascular disease (secondary prevention). **Coverage:** 20% of GPs nationwide. Data collection commenced in 2003; and is geographically diverse, representing all of the country.

Health Category

Language

Eng

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Metadata

Field Value
Access Rights http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/access-right/NON_PUBLIC
Frequency http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/frequency/ANNUAL
Id f1285b5b-511d-4f50-80fc-57f15c29b99b
Identifier NDC-0043
Isopen True
Issued 2003-01-01
License Id cc-by
License Title Creative Commons Attribution
License Url http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by
Max Typical Age 85
Metadata Created 2026-03-19T17:17:02.392862
Metadata Modified 2026-03-19T17:17:02.392866
Min Typical Age 15
Modified 2023-12-28
Name heartwatch-43
Notes The Heartwatch Programme has not advanced beyond Phase 1 which is a pilot demonstration programme. As such the purpose was to demonstrate the benefit of involvement in a structured care programme with care implemented according to defined clinical protocols. **Purpose:** The aim of Heartwatch is to reduce the morbidity and mortality of patients with cardiovascular disease (secondary prevention). **Coverage:** 20% of GPs nationwide. Data collection commenced in 2003; and is geographically diverse, representing all of the country.
Num Resources 0
Num Tags 3
Number Of Records 846567
Number Of Unique Individuals 60318
Private False
Provenance Data is collected at scheduled Heartwatch visits with patients who have agreed to participate in the programme. The GP practice completes the relevant data at each patient visit and enters the data on their GP software programme. Once data is completed they upload anonymised patient reports via the INDC website using an ID and password. Data is uploaded monthly by practices.
Title Heartwatch
Type dataset

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