Department of Health Cardiovascular Policy group

In September 2007 the Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney, initiated policy group to report by May 2008 with the following remit:

Having regard to the audit of the implementation of the cardiovascular health strategy ‘Building Healthier Hearts’ and the audit of stroke services ‘Irish National Audit of Stroke Care’, and consistent with developments in relation to the management of chronic diseases and the Primary Care Strategy, to develop a policy framework for the prevention, detection and treatment of cardiovascular disease, including stroke and peripheral vascular disease, which will ensure an integrated and quality assured approach in their management.