The National Diabetes Audit results from 2008/09 have been released today (16 June 2010) via a press release issued by The Information Centre. (click here) NHS Diabetes has also issued a press release with their response.
A Brief Summary Of the Report
The report shows that more people with diabetes are receiving the care recommended to monitor their condition, but the number receiving effective treatment as a result has stalled and the number with certain complications has increased. The audit is the largest of its kind in the world and includes records for over 1.7 million people with diabetes in England and Wales. Of those included in the 2008/09 audit, over 90 per cent are in contact with their healthcare teams at least once a year, shown by a high recording rate for blood pressure, weight and blood sugar care processes. However the audit shows the high level of contacts with healthcare teams are not always being converted into effective care. For example, blood sugar and blood pressure treatment targets aimed at reducing complications are not being met and end stage kidney disease (people with diabetes needing dialysis or kidney transplant) has almost doubled within six years.
The fifth annual report of the National Diabetes Audit (NDA) presenting the key findings from 2007-2008.
The NDA collects data from both primary and secondary care sectors, including specialist paediatric units providing care for children and young people with diabetes.
The National Diabetes Audit (NDA) was commissioned and sponsored by the Healthcare Commission. Commissioning of this, and other National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme projects, transferred to the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) from 1st April 2008.
The NDA covers four components of the National Service Framework (NSF) for Diabetes:
1. Registrations: Is everyone with diabetes diagnosed and recorded on a practice diabetes register?
2. Complications: For people with diabetes what is the annual rate of specific complications?
3. Care Processes: What proportion of people registered with diabetes received the key processes of diabetes care?
4. Treatment Targets: What proportion of people registered with diabetes achieved treatment targets?
