Pathway | Within 6 months of symptom | Within 5 years of symptom | ||
n | % | n | % | |
1. NICE recommendation (echo/NP and referral) | 976 | 7.0 | 3409 | 24.5 |
2. Guidance partially followed (echo/NP or referral) | 2589 | 18.6 | 4657 | 33.5 |
3. Treatment only—HF medications but no NP/echo or referral | 5117 | 36.8 | 3938 | 28.3 |
4. No NP/echo, referral or HF medications | 5215 | 37.5 | 1893 | 13.6 |
Total | 13 897 | – | 13 897 | – |
HF, heart failure; NICE, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; NP, natriuretic peptide.