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Long awaited Second Edition of BACPR Standards and Core Components now available

The second edition of the BACPR Standards and Core Components for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Rehabilitation was published in March 2012. Seven core standards and seven core components are set out which aim to improve uptake and quality of rehabilitation programmes nationwide. This BACPR update replaces the previous guidelines published in 2007 and continues to promote modern and effective cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation services for the future that are both clinically and cost effective.
View the new BACPR Standards and Core Components

BACPR Highlights- April 2012

View/ download the latest news and views from the British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (BACPR) including the publication of the 2nd Edition of the BACPR Standards and Core Components, further details of the BACPR Annual Conference in October 2012, Members’ news, and a comprehensive list of forthcoming events.

Payment by Results (PbR) arrangements for 2012-13 confirms new post discharge tariff for Cardiac Rehabilitation

Confirmation of the arrangements for PbR in 2012-13 is now available. The guidance for 2012-13 introduces the concept of post-discharge tariffs in four key areas, including cardiac rehabilitation (CR).

The post discharge tariff for CR is underpinned by evidence pointing to the potential contribution that early, robust rehabilitation may have in avoiding unplanned acute readmissions within 30 days of discharge. Based on the costings in the DH Commissioning Pack, the post-discharge tariff will be subject to further refinement during the first year of implementation. The end result of this work should be an appropriate PbR tariff sufficient to fund the entire CR pathway, not just the first 30 days after discharge. Professor Patrick Doherty, NHS Improvement’s National Clinical Lead for Cardiac Rehabilitation and Chair of Rehabilitation at York St John University, played a key role in the development of the tariff. Read Professor Doherty’s commentary in ‘Tariff News’ in the Resource Library.

New publication from NHS Improvement… coming soon in 2012

Quality, Innovation and Value in Cardiac Rehabilitation: Commissioning for Improvement aims to bring together our collective learning on cardiac rehabilitation in one comprehensive, accessible resource.
Find out more about this publication .

Contributions welcome - please contact a member of NHS Improvement’s CR team via Lesley Manning.