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- Relationship to Diabetes
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CCGs are facing criticism over diabetes care after a national audit found just one in five diabetes patients receive all required annual checks in parts of England, but GP leaders have questioned the findings.
Just 38.8% of diabetes patients achieved a BP of 140/80 mmHg, or 130/80 mmHg with comorbidities, figures from the National Diabetes Audit 2011/12 show. Poorly controlled BP raises the risk of patients with diabetes developing MI, heart failure or stroke.
Although there was an improvement on the previous year, when 36.2% of patients reached this goal, CCGs were told the figures show 'how much scope there is' to reduce complications achieving the targets.
http://www.gponline.com/News/article/1218723/ccgs-fire-missed-diabetes-targets/
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Just 38.8% of diabetes patients achieved a BP of 140/80 mmHg, or 130/80 mmHg with comorbidities, figures from the National Diabetes Audit 2011/12 show. Poorly controlled BP raises the risk of patients with diabetes developing MI, heart failure or stroke.
Although there was an improvement on the previous year, when 36.2% of patients reached this goal, CCGs were told the figures show 'how much scope there is' to reduce complications achieving the targets.
http://www.gponline.com/News/article/1218723/ccgs-fire-missed-diabetes-targets/
(free registration required)
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