Screening for unrecognised heart valve disease
Credits
Dr Louise Locock
Louise Locock is a qualitative researcher and professor in health services research at the University of Aberdeen. Before joining the University of Aberdeen in 2017, she was Director of Applied Research at the Health Experiences Research Group, University of Oxford, and has led numerous studies disseminated on this site.
Anne-Marie Boylan
Anne-Marie is a Qualitative Researcher at the Health Experiences Research Group, Department of Primary Health Care, University of Oxford. She has a background in psychology and her research interests include acquired disability with a specific focus on brain injury.
Advisory Panel
Dr Bernard Prendergast
Consultant Cardiologist, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Joanna d’Arcy
Clinical Research Fellow, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford and Cardiology Registrar, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Helen Salisbury
GP and medical adviser, Health Experiences Research Group
Fraser Old
Lay representative
​Acknowledgements
Thanks to all those who were interviewed, and the research team from the heart valve screening study who helped us recruit participants.
The NIHR Biomedical Research Centre Oxford is a partnership between the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals, funded by the National Institute for Health Research.
Supported by:
National Institute for Health Research
Oxford Biomedical Research Centre
The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health.