The principles of the QIPP programme are met by Community Cardiology Services in the following
way, ensuring that each pound spent by healthcare organisations is used to bring the maximum
benefit and quality of care to patients:
Quality
Comprehensive Clinical Governance and a robust ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System
ensures continuous delivery of Quality throughout our services.
Innovation
Community Cardiology Services's innovative approach to service delivery ensures vertical
integration between care organisations, allowing for a more effective patient pathway.
Productivity & Capacity
The structure of our service model ensures that services have the agility to respond to changes in
service demand and capacity allowing maximum productivity at all times.
Prevention
Community Cardiology Services have proven that through an innovative approach to service
redesign significant reduction in inappropriate and unnecessary referrals to secondary and
tertiary centres. Such improvement allows funding to be redirected into the community for use in
prevention and awareness of cardiovascular conditions