PUTTING PREVENTION FIRST Vascular Checks NHS Health Checks

PUTTING PREVENTION FIRST Vascular Checks/ NHS Health Checks

VASCULAR DISEASE STROKE TRANSIENT ISCHAEMIC ATTACK DIABETES HEART ATTACK ANGINA CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE

WHY A NATIONAL PROGRAMME? The Diabetes, Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Project: identification of people with diabetes in the general population is best achieved through targeted screening along with other vascular disease The National Screening Committee (NSC)1 recommended: “the introduction of a vascular risk management programme in which the whole population would be offered a risk assessment that could include, among other risk factors, measurement of blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose” 1 UK NSC Policy Position Chart, November, 2007

WHY A NATIONAL PROGRAMME? • Vascular diseases (heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and diabetes) have common risk factors; • The vascular checks programme offers an opportunity to assess people’s risk for these diseases and offer advice on how to reduce and manage risk; • This programme will help ensure greater focus on the prevention of vascular disease and will help people remain well for longer; • The programme has the potential to on average: • prevent 1, 600 heart attacks and strokes • save up to 650 lives each year • prevent over 4, 000 people a year from developing diabetes • detect at least 20, 000 cases of diabetes or kidney disease earlier

WHY A NATIONAL PROGRAMME? Some evidence that HC improves Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) prevention : This policy is highly cost effective, with a conservative estimate of its cost per Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY) of around £ 3, 000. Although there is some uncertainty in many of the parameters used, sensitivity analysis shows the cost effectiveness of the policy is robust against these uncertainties.

Assumes GPs under detect smokers willing to quit. 1: 7 referrals WHY A Assumes NATIONAL PROGRAMME? quit at 1 yr Assumes 1: 5 Somewant evidence smokers to quit that HC improves CVD prevention : Review Evid. Based Med. 2004 ARR 9%/NNT 11 This policy is highly cost effective, with a conservative estimate of its cost per Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY) of around £ 3, 000. Although there is some uncertainty in many of the parameters used, sensitivity analysis shows the cost effectiveness of the policy is robust against these uncertainties.

Are Health Checks here to stay? “Under the NHS Health Check programme everyone eligible between the ages of 40 -74 will be entitled to undergo assessment of their risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease. ” “Patients will have the legal right to receive a NHS Health Check every 5 years from April 2011. ”

What is an ‘NHS Health Check’? A single, universal, integrated check for all aged 40 - 74 • Measure risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease. Results will place in one of 3 risk group (low/med/high) • Set out how to reduce risk/maintain low risk • Offer tailored package of prevention

WHAT IS A NHS HEALTH CHECK? • Standard questions to – – assess risk – age, gender, smoking – family history, ethnicity – medication • Measurements height, weight – blood pressure • Simple blood test Cholesterol ± glucose ± creatinine depending on filter result

WHY Hb. A 1 c? • Within best practice • • • guidance; Flexibility in scheduling Health Checks; No fasting; Improved compliance; Locally recommended; International consensus : European Association for the Study of Diabetes, International Diabetes Federation, and

INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT • Personal risk assessment • Individual risk reduction • plan with tailored lifestyle advice At low risk levels: – general advice on staying healthy – repeat check 5 years

AT HIGHER LEVELS OF RISK. . . • Advice and assistance • Specific interventions: – weight reduction class – exercise referral – smoking cessation clinic

AT HIGHEST LEVELS OF RISK. . . All of the above plus preventive statin medication ± blood pressure control ± intensive diabetes prevention

Further options… • Taking pulse in older groups to identify atrial fibrillation • Taking blood pressure measurement in arm and leg to diagnose peripheral arterial disease • • COPD filter questions Mental health filter questions Alcohol filter questions Where to stop!

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ESTIMATES SUGGEST THIS PROGRAMME WILL: • Offer 26, 398 vascular checks a year in • And each year will generate at least: Worcestershire at full implementation § § § Worcestershire at full implementation 1, 154 new referrals for stop smoking advice 4, 263 new referrals for weight management 2, 917 new prescriptions for anti hypertensive medication 2, 132 new prescriptions for cholesterol lowering drugs 396 additional patients newly diagnosed with diabetes 1, 109 new patients diagnosed with CKD

CHALLENGES § CALL AND RECALL SYSTEM § QUALITY ASSURANCE – Near Patient Testing/ information transfer if risk assessment undertaken in community § HEALTH INEQUALITIES – Variety of settings § CAPACITY / CHOICE

FURTHER INFORMATION http: //www. improvement. nhs. uk/nhshealthcheck/

stuart. bourne@worcestershire. nhs. uk Tel : 01905 760066