AF Association Winter Newsletter 2018

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Arrhythmia Alliance Heart Rhythm Congress 2018

AWARD WINNERS

Outstanding Individual who has contributed to Arrhythmia Services Award Presented to Dr Andrew Mitchell and Dr Mark Anderson

Dr Mitchell single-handedly manages a complex and demanding cardiac service in Jersey, Over the last 10 years he has transformed arrhythmia management on the island. Dr Anderson developed the EP service from scratch in Swansea. With his commitment to training and inclusivity he has developed the arrhythmia service consistently and tirelessly over the last 20 years.

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Team of the Year Award

Presented to The Friarage Hospital, Northallerton Cardiac Rhythm Management Team Service. The Friarage Hospital (FHN) is the smallest acute DGH in England, providing health care for more than 120,000 people in rural North Yorkshire. The cardiology department is a fully integrated unit. The team has expanded to include two FHN based cardiologists, cardiac physiologists, specialist nurses (SpN), administrative staff and support workers, all of whom provided a high quality and responsive service for patients. Since 2013 they have introduced key CRM service improvements in areas such as; Rapid Access Arrhythmia Service, Complex Device Patient Repatriation and Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Clinics.


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