Speech by the Secretary of Health and Welfare on health reform.
Speech by the Secretary of Health and Welfare on health reform.
The National Health Service (NHS), he said, spends an estimated 40% of its costs on treating preventable conditions, adding: “Taken together, this is how we can provide a health service with a renewed prevention mission; a solution that empowers patients and delivers on the promise of the technological advancements we have made during the pandemic; and one that is truly world class – for the people who use it and the people who deliver it… The agenda we are building will amount to a revolution… We are at a turning point in history. Don’t forget to turn.
Speech by the Secretary of Health and Welfare on health reform.
Using the world-leading NHS Health Check program to prevent cardiovascular disease.
5 million people with non-diabetic high blood sugar are undiagnosed and nearly 1 million people with type 1 and 2 diabetes are undiagnosed.
Using the world-leading NHS Health Check program to prevent cardiovascular disease.
85% of people with familial hypercholesterolemia are undiagnosed.
Using the world-leading NHS Health Check program to prevent cardiovascular disease.
1 million people with chronic kidney disease are undiagnosed.
Using the world-leading NHS Health Check program to prevent cardiovascular disease.
340,000 people registered with a general practitioner (GP) have undiagnosed atrial fibrillation.
Using the world-leading NHS Health Check program to prevent cardiovascular disease.
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One in six statin initiations were in low-risk patients, indicating substantial overtreatment.
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demonstrated that £68 billion could be saved and 3.4 million cases of CVD averted over 25 years if all individuals in England with the six high-risk CVD conditions were diagnosed and then treated at current levels.
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If all those detected were managed according to NICE guidelines, the total saving would be £61bn and 5.2m CVD cases averted. Most of the benefits would come from detecting high cholesterol in the short term and detecting diabetes in the long term.
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The anticipated savings could be invested in the development of acceptable and cost-effective solutions to improve detection and management.
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So, is prevention really at the heart of UK government health policy and budget?
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