APCC Monthly Measures

Diabetes

• The total number of patients on the diabetes register
• The percentage of patients with diabetes whose last recorded HbA1c within the previous 12 months was:
  • Less than or equal to 7.0%
  • Greater than 7.0% but less than or equal to 8.0%
  • Greater than 8.0% but less than 10.0%
  • Greater than or equal to 10.0%
  • Not recorded
• percentage of patients with diabetes whose last measured total cholesterol was less than 4 mmol/l within the previous 12 months
• percentage of patients with diabetes whose last recorded Blood Pressure (BP) reading was less than or equal to 130/80 mmHg within the previous 12 months
• The Percentage of patients with Diabetes that have had diabetes Service Incentive Payments (SIPs) claimed for them within the last 12 months
  

Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)

• total number of patients on the CHD register
• percentage of patients with CHD on aspirin
• percentage of patients with CHD on a statin
• percentage of patients who have had a Myocardial Infarction (MI) in past 12 months who are on a beta blocker
• percentage of patients with CHD whose last recorded Blood Pressure (BP) within the last 12 months was less than 140/90 mmHg

Access and Care Redesign

• patient survey
• unmet demand
• The Number of days until the GP 3rd Available Appointment
• The Number of days until the Practice Nurse 3rd Available Appointment
  (Where there is not a Practice Nurse or the Practice Nurse does not have appointments this measure is not required)

In early 2009 the APCC Program will be introducing new measures. Click here to find out more about the new measures.