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Registered Charity No. 252892. Registered Scottish Charity No. SC039245

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN PRIMARY CARE

A Care bundle approach

Slide Set 2 (rev Sept2014)






Content• Rationale for quality improvement (QI) in

kidney disease• The QI approach – the care bundle for CKD• Methods of implementation• Practical issues• Methods of evaluation







Have evidence-based guidance (NICE 2014) for managing CKD in primary care but evidence of inconsistency of care

-Variation in prevalence recording (www.ic.nhs.uk)

-Difficulties with proteinuria measurement

-Blood pressure QoF vs NICE targetsVariability of care

Rationale: variability in care






Registered Charity No. 252892. Registered Scottish Charity No. SC039245 Slide Set 2 (rev Sept2014)






Use a care bundle approach“A care bundle is a grouping of several evidence-based elements carried out at the same time, that have the potential to significantly improve patient care outcomes”

- Use evidence based guidelines- Include patients in design of the approach - Reduce inconsistency – aim to achieve 95% reliability

Develop innovative ways to improve consistency







Anticipated impactAim to achieve 95% compliance with bundle - only if all components are applied at the same timeSecondary outcomes:- Accurate CKD register- Improved proteinuria testing- Improved BP control- Reduced cardio-vascular risk







A care bundle for CKD (rev Sept2014) A. Ask the person whether they want to take part

in self-management B. Measure and document proteinuria and

prescribe appropriate medication (ACE/ARB) if proteinuria present

C. Document blood pressure and treat if above NICE (2014) targets

D. Offer Atorvastatin for primary or secondary prevention of CVD to people with CKD (ref NICE CG181)*

*Following NICE Lipid modification guidelines 2014, this replaces previous care bundle component







Self-management activities1. Information booklet 2. Encourage self-management3. Group education session







PLANCollect baseline dataIdentify start date and method DOStart interventionSTUDY (every month)Examine data - reliability of bundleACTMake changes







Ask whether the person wants to take part in self-management activities

Measure and document proteinuria and prescribe appropriate medication (ACE/ARB) if proteinuria present

Document blood pressure and treat if above NICE (2014) targets

Offer Atorvastatin for primary or secondary prevention of CVD

Explain what is required and give out Information booklet

Check if ACR done within last 15 months» If yes and positive, then check if on ACE/ARB and document» If no, then ask to provide sample and document

» Take BP and document» If above target then treat to target and document

Outline of activities (see care bundle documentation)







Implementation• Identify lead clinician plus one/two other

people to assist (usually best if GP, practice nurse and practice manager/IT manager is involved)

• Identify one clinic in which the care bundle can be started

• Identify start date• ‘Walk-through’ process before start







Practical issues• Whether to use paper or electronic care bundle

sheets• Where to keep new and completed care bundle

sheets• Where to keep Information booklets• Who will be in charge of collating monthly data• Who will act as leader and organise discussions

on tests of change







Learning from other Practices• 26 GP Practices in England and Wales

participated in the ENABLE-CKD project• Over 1300 patients had care bundle applied

and over 900 (70%) agreed to self-management

• All Practices achieved >95% reliability by the end of the project

*The 2014 NICE guidance on CV risk was not tested in our study, but thenew guidance for Atorvastatin could be included in a Care Bundle







Case study 1:Improvements in reliability

Practice in SW London (Wandsworth PCT) 8104 registered patients







Problem: not achieving high rates of proteinuria measurementRequested urine test (ACR) = early morning urineAfter discussion urine test = spot urine (any time of day)Led to increased reliability

Example of test of change







Date of data collection (2011/12) Nov Dec Jan Feb MarObserved prevalence of Stage 3 to 5 CKD 5% 5% 5% 6% 6%Percentage with proteinuria test in previous 15/12 67% 70% 68% 73% 79%BP <140mmHg (no diabetes) 38% 54% 70% 63% 64%BP <130mmHg (with diabetes) 12% 29% 39% 42% 40%

Practice in North Wales (Wrexham) 4294 registered patients

Case study 2:Improvements in clinical care







Feedback on self-management materials"I've been to the surgery more this year because of this (CKD) than the rest of

the time put together.""I was able to look at the DVD, jot down questions and then get answers - you forget everything because it is such a

shock.""She (the practice nurse)

has given me the confidence.... and I do feel

better now and I have every faith in my nurse."

“A positive way in which to improve my

health...(the Booklet)."

"I have lost one stone since January, if I had not known about this (CKD), I would not have done it."

“The Booklet was very helpful, I read it quite

often."

"The DVD was quite helpful , describing the different stages that people had. I did not want to go any lower than that (eGFR) as I did not want to go on tablets - it was a kick

start to helping myself."







•A significant number of Practices have continued to use the care bundle approach now the project has ended, having found that despite initial concerns, it could be applied within normal consultation time once they were used to the process•All Practices said they were now more aware of CKD and its management, including:

–Finding more patients with CKD–Monitoring eGFR and blood pressure–Informing more patients of their diagnosis of CKD

•All practitioners felt the resources for patients were very useful and added to their knowledge and understanding, as well as helping them to self-manage •Practice staff reported that patients were more informed, more involved and grateful for the opportunity

Overall evaluation from practitioners


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