Lipid Management: a primary care discussion

About the webinar

This was an ‘on the couch’ discussion on the challenges in lipid management. Discussion included supporting patients, upskilling members of the pharmacy team, and engaging with the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) for Cholesterol Control and Lipid Management. This webinar was recorded in December 2023.

This recording was part of our primary care ‘on the couch’ discussions series. Each focussed on a different topic and featured discussions between subject matter experts. Recorded between 2023 and 2025, the resources aim to support you in your daily practice and can be watched on their own or as a series. Use the links at the top of the page to navigate between the different webinar recordings.

Why it’s important

Lipid management is an important topic in primary care. There is a need to think practically and strategically about how pharmacy teams can contribute effectively and engage with challenges in this area.

What was covered

• Practical tips from a specialist and generalists on challenges in lipid management and how these can be met in primary care
• How pharmacy technicians are getting involved in lipid management
• What to consider when working towards the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) for Cholesterol Control and Lipid Management

Speakers

A range of speakers from SPS and other organisations helped run this event.

Non-SPS speakers

Catherine Tucker

Senior Clinical Pharmacist Lipid clinic and Integrated Care Team, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and CVD Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist, CVD Prevention Network, North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Claire Miller

Senior Clinical Pharmacist, Wansbeck PCN, Northumberland

Maxine Richardson

Pharmacy Technician, North West PCN, Newcastle upon Tyne

SPS Speakers

Learn more about the SPS team that facilitated this event below.

• Barry Jubraj
• Rakhi Aggarwal
• Nicola Wake

Resources

Webinar recording

This webinar was recorded in December 2023. Information presented during this webinar was correct at time of recording. Current guidance should be followed.

Podcasts

These were recorded between 2023-2025. Information presented in the podcasts was correct at the time of recording. Current guidance should be followed.

Webinar audio

You can listen to the webinar by accessing the podcast below.

Lipid management and ischaemic stroke

Rakhi Aggarwal talks to Catherine Tucker and Kavan Nagi about optimising lipid management in patients who have had an ischaemic stroke. They discuss the importance of confirming diagnosis, treatment targets, how to prioritise patient for review, and when to seek specialist advice.

Lipid management and haemorrhagic stroke

Rakhi Aggarwal talks to Catherine Tucker and Kavan Nagi about optimising lipid management in patients who have had a haemorrhagic stroke. They discuss the importance of confirming diagnosis, risks of statin use in haemorrhagic stroke, how to use QRISK scores in this patient group, and when to seek specialist advice.

Lipid management and newer therapies

Rakhi Aggarwal talks to Antonio Ochoa-Ferraro about newer therapies for lipid management, incliseran and bemepdoic acid. They discuss their place in therapy and how they may be initiated in primary care.

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