Ideally patients admitted to hospital will be seen before discharge by the Heart Failure Nurse Specialists. Written and verbal information is given regarding signs and symptoms, lifestyle advice and when to seek help.
If the patient is not seen before discharge, and they meet referral criteria, relevant information is sent to the Community Heart Failure Nurses in Oxfordshire and surrounding counties:
Heart Failure Services (outpatients) referrals
Contact us
Heart Failure Nurse Specialists (Inpatients)
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
Email: heartfailure.nurse@ouh.nhs.uk
Tel: 01865 221330 (direct) or Bleep 4601 via Switchboard Monday to Friday
Horton General Hospital, Banbury
Email: heartfailure.nurse@ouh.nhs.uk
Tel: 01295 224105 (direct) or Bleep 9902 via Switchboard Monday to Friday
Lead Nurse for Inpatient Heart Failure
Helen Nolte: helen.nolte@ouh.nhs.uk
Oxfordshire Community Heart Failure Nurse Service
Oxfordshire Community Heart Failure Nurse Service works in conjunction with the heart failure service at the John Radcliffe and Horton General hospitals to provide support for the management of heart failure patients in the community.
Tel: 01865 904808
Email: CommunityHeartFailureTeam@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Heart Failure Service Administrators
Tel: 01865 223067
Links
- Heart Failure
- Heart failure - bhf.org.uk
- Cardiomyopathy - bhf.org.uk
- British Society for Heart Failure
- Information and Advice For Arrhythmia Patients
- Cardiac resynchronisation therapy
Patient leaflets
- Implantation of an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) (pdf)
- Implantation of a Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy-Defibrillator (CRT-D) (pdf)
- CRT / ICD / S-ICD patient information (pdf) - heartrhythmalliance.org
