
The risk of an AF-related stroke for people with AF can be substantially reduced by providing effective anticoagulation therapy to prevent the formations of clots in the heart.
A community centred approach to delivering anticoagulation services has been shown to:

Yield efficiency
savings

Reduce delays
in initiation

Improve patient
satisfaction

Improve adherence
to treatment
In this section, you will find a variety of resources to draw upon, including examples of AF patient pathways, service specifications and commissioning models for anticoagulation services. There are clinical tools to support decision-making both for clinicians and patients, such as the ‘Starting Anticoagulation with Jack’ video from Wessex AHSN.
Featured Resources
SDM Magic North – AF Decision Aids
Shared Decision Making Magic North is a website that includes numerous resources and external links to decision aids for Atrial Fibrillation. read more
NICE – Patient Decision Aid
Atrial fibrillation: medicines to help reduce your risk of a stroke – what are the options? This information is intended to help ... read more