Appendix 1 Service Specification – Service Specification No. Service Locally Commissioned Service (LCS) Specification for NHS Health Checks in Pharmacy setting Commissioner Lead Nina Chauhan-Lall Dr Paulette Myers Provider Lead Period April 1st 2017 March 31st 2018 – Date of Review October 31st 2017 1. Population Needs National/local context and evidence base Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the second largest cause of death in England, being responsible for 29% of all deaths. In Walsall, were 639 deaths from CVD during 2013-15 amongst people aged under 75 years. The Direct Standardised Rate per 100,000 population rate is 95.4, which is higher than regional and national rates (78.9 and 74.6 respectively). During 2013-15, 439 of the 639 under 75 CVD deaths were considered avoidable, which is higher than the regional and national rates (avoidable DSR for Walsall = 64.3; West Midlands = 51.0; England 48.1). therefore remains a high priority for Walsall to address. Cardiovascular disease () results from the interaction of a number of causative factors, most of which are modifiable. There is also strong evidence to support key actions to reduce these CVD risk factors Early intervention is crucial because reducing risk (e.g. stopping smoking) and early detection of disease will reduce morbidity and mortality. Strategies for prevention, early diagnosis and intervention are also likely to be more cost effective than strategies for long term treatment. Since 2011/12, the NHS in England has been implementing a standard, universal vascular risk assessment and management programme called Health Checks’ for people aged between ‘NHS
Appendix 1 – Service Specification Service Specification No. Service Locally Commissioned Service (LCS) Specification for NHS Health Checks in Pharmacy setting Commissioner Lead Nina Chauhan-Lall Dr Paulette Myers Provider Lead Period April 1st 2017 – March 31st 2018 Date of Review October 31st 2017 1. Population Needs National/local context and evidence base Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the second largest cause of death in England, being responsible for 29% of all deaths. In Walsall, were 639 deaths from CVD during 2013-15 amongst people aged under 75 years. The Direct Standardised Rate per 100,000 population rate is 95.4, which is higher than regional and national rates (78.9 and 74.6 respectively). During 2013-15, 439 of the 639 under 75 CVD deaths were considered avoidable, which is higher than the regional and national rates (avoidable DSR for Walsall = 64.3; West Midlands = 51.0; England 48.1). therefore remains a high priority for Walsall to address. Cardiovascular disease () results from the interaction of a number of causative factors, most of which are modifiable. There is also strong evidence to support key actions to reduce these CVD risk factors Early intervention is crucial because reducing risk (e.g. stopping smoking) and early detection of disease will reduce morbidity and mortality. Strategies for prevention, early diagnosis and intervention are also likely to be more cost effective than strategies for long term treatment. Since 2011/12, the NHS in England has been implementing a standard, universal vascular risk assessment and management programme called ‘NHS Health Checks’ for people aged between
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