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Dudley Strategy for Tackling Health Inequalities 2010-15

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Percentage per<strong>for</strong>mance gapBlood Sugar Control in DiabetesPer<strong>for</strong>mance gaps <strong>for</strong> optimum blood sugar control in diabetes are high and rangedfrom 16.5% to 51.3% against a <strong>Dudley</strong> average of 32% and an England average of33.5%. (Figure 8)There is a weak association between deprivation and practice per<strong>for</strong>mance withpoorer control being evident <strong>for</strong> practices in more deprived areas.Figure 8: Blood sugar control (HbA1c< 7.5) (r=0.43,r 2 =19%)4948294046.541.514235447194539362341<strong>15</strong>5036.52082853431.526.521.516.5373174392611210512718 3212 3013 2452 5314474631212564221633380 10 20 30 40 50 60 70Percentage of GP population in most deprived IMD quintileDM20 % Gap Mid Range IMD1 DM20 <strong>Dudley</strong> Average % Gap DM20 England Average % GapSource: Quality Outcomes Framework disease register 2008/09Primary Care Mortality Data GP Registered PopulationDepartment of Communities & Local Government Indices of Deprivation 2007Cardio-protective PrescribingPractice QOF per<strong>for</strong>mance <strong>for</strong> the prescribing of cardio-protective drugs is alsoextremely varied <strong>for</strong> all vascular disease/condition registers and was not associatedwith deprivation. QOF per<strong>for</strong>mance data does not give detail on whether drugs aretitrated to the optimum levels, only that they are prescribed so giving an insight intoaccess to treatment not equity of treatment outcomes. <strong>Dudley</strong>‟s averageper<strong>for</strong>mance is similar to the England average - slightly better <strong>for</strong> all indicators.Per<strong>for</strong>mance gaps were much lower <strong>for</strong> the prescribing of the clot preventing drugs(antiplatelet/anticoagulant).69

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