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National Audit of Angioplasty Procedures - HQIP

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3InfrastructureThe number <strong>of</strong> sites performingpercutaneous coronary interventionhas increased and there has been afall in the number <strong>of</strong> sites performingangiography only. In the UK therewere a total <strong>of</strong> 114 PCI centres, and69 angiography only centres in 2010.There are data from many countriesthat suggest improved outcomes forpatients being treated in higher volumecentres, particularly those that performat least 400 procedures pa. Thisrecommendation therefore forms part <strong>of</strong>the report by the Joint Working Group onPercutaneous Coronary Intervention <strong>of</strong>the British Cardiovascular InterventionSociety and the British CardiovascularSociety entitled ‘Recommendations forgood practice and training’. 1The majority <strong>of</strong> units perform considerablygreater numbers than 400 pa. Thepercentage performing fewer than 400has risen since 2009 to 25%, and theseunits are shown in figures 1 and 2 below.In the majority <strong>of</strong> cases this is becausethe unit is new, and undertaking agradually increasing volume <strong>of</strong> work. Thestart date for the unit’s PCI program canbe seen in the figures.Queen Elizabeth Hospital Woolwich (2007)Ealing Hospital (2009)Darent Valley Hospital (2008)Frenchay Hospital (2008)Pinderfields General Hospital (2010)York District General Hospital (2010)Scunthorpe General Hospital (2010)St Mary's Hospital (program end)Salisbury District Hospital (2010)Bedford Hospital (2010)0 50 100 150 200Figure 1Centres performing fewer than 200 PCI procedures in 2010, and the start year <strong>of</strong> the PCI program for that centreWorthing Hospital (2006)Northampton General Hospital (2009)Mayday University Hospital (2006)Wigan Royal Infirmary (2007)Torbay Hospital (2004)Conquest Hospital (2007)Lincoln County Hospital (2008)Watford General Hospital (2009)Royal United Hospital Bath (2006)Royal Blackburn Hospital (2010)Wexham Park Hospital (2006)Altnagelvin Hospital (2010)Kings Mill Hospital (2008)Raigmore Hospital (2010)Eastbourne Hospital (2006)Kent and Sussex Hospital (2008)Bradford Royal Infirmary (2005)Medway Maritime Hospital (2010)Whipps Cross University Hospital (2005)0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400Figure 2Centres performing between 200 and 400 PCI procedures in 2010, and the start year <strong>of</strong> the PCI program for that centre9

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