1. Dr Anita Sharma
GPwSI Gynaecology
Clinical Lead Oldham GP Federation
Educational Lead North West FDA
NICE QSAC GP Member
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3. TODAY’S SESSION
Health in Oldham
Triple Aim Strategic Objectives
Oldham AMR strategy in line with UK’s
TARGET Workshop
CRP Project
Where are we now in Oldham
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4. HEALTH IN OLDHAM
• Registered population 242,970 (1/1/16)
• 21% of households in fuel poverty
• 20% BME population
• Marked regional variation in health/mortality
• High smoking prevalence ---24% as compared to 22%
North West, 19% England
• High levels of obesity---25%
• Low levels of physical exercise—47% as compared to 53% NW, 56% England
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5. FUTURE CHALLENGES
Ageing population: 65 yrs (19%), 75 yrs (26%),
85 yrs (27%) in next 10 yrs
Ethnic Population
Increasing obesity, smoking, alcohol and drug abuse
Multiple vascular pathology - Increasing complexity
Financial constraints
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6. TRIPLE AIM OBJECTIVES
• To improve the health of the people of Oldham
• To improve the care they receive
• To deliver best value for money
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7. Oldham Antimicrobial Strategy
• To develop Primary Care Antimicrobial Policy
• To guide professionals regarding appropriate prescribing for the
treatment of commonly encountered infections
• To make the right decision when to prescribe
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8. Oldham’s Antimicrobial Prescribing
Challenges
• Oldham prescribed large numbers of antibiotics
• QIPP indicator showed Oldham in the bottom national quartile
• 22 practices within the bottom national quartile
• 16 practices within the top national quartile
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9. Oldham Antimicrobial Policy
• Developed in April 2013 in collaboration with NE sector Drugs
and Therapeutics
• Guidance on management of RTI, UTI, ENT ,Acne, sexually
transmitted infections, GI ,Eye, Viral and skin and soft tissue
infections
• Focus was on appropriate prescribing: Outcomes
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11. This toolkit is here to help clinicians and commissioners to
use antibiotics responsibility and meet CQC requirements
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12. TARGET PROJECT OLDHAM
PROJECT AIM
To determine whether the provision of one hour workshop
using the TARGET presentation explaining the HOW? And
WHY? of AB prescribing results in fewer prescribing
compared to controls who only have the website material.
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13. METHODOLOGY
• Designed by TARGET Team: Dr Cliodna McNulty, Meredith
Hawking, Dr Donna Lecky
• To evaluate the toolkit material RCT with a modified –Zelan
design was undertaken
• 28 practices stratified
• 15 surgeries in the Intervention group
• 1 hr workshop on TARGET materials. PACT data
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14. METHODOLOGY
CCG approval taken on 1.8.2013
Train the Trainer’s workshop organised 15.8.2013
Presentations, AB guidance, workshop delivery, GP commonly
asked questions
Practices invited to take part
Workshop delivered in their practice +CPD
Prescribing data shown to the practices (one year before and
after the workshop)
Practices were not informed that they were part of the study
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17. FEEDBACK
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80% of patients attended their GP because they expected
Antibiotics
30-50% of patients wanted a referral to hospital
If not given antibiotics they attended Out of Hours or A&E
Some joined the next door practice
19. NICE pathway (POC) CRP Test
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NICE guideline CG191 recommends that GPs should consider carrying out a
point of care (POC) C-reactive protein (CRP) test for people presenting in
primary care with symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection.
Pneumonia not diagnosed or not
clear if antibiotic should be
prescribed
CRP rapid test
< 20mg/L
Do not routinely offer
antibiotic therapy
20-100
mg/L
Consider a delayed
antibiotic prescription
>100 mg/L
Offer antibiotic
therapy
20. Current Prescribing in
Primary care
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• 78.5% of antibiotic prescribing is in Primary Care.
• Antibiotic prescribing by GPs increased by 4% between
2010 and 2013.
• Over half of antibiotics prescribed in Primary Care are for
respiratory tract infections (RTI).
• However, systematic reviews have shown that most of
these infections are viral and patients derive little
benefit from antibiotic treatment.
24. PRACTICE SELECTION
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Oldham CCG consisting of 45 GP practices.
8 highest prescribing practices were randomly selected from
the top 12 prescribers (by total antibiotic prescription).
GP practices approached by letter and telephone
Appropriate Governance and Ethical approval was taken
Alere—now Abbott PoC CRP was chosen
25. Oldham CRP Project
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Started in Jan 2016
800 CRP tests were available to be used by 8 practices
Usage per practice:
Practice A 97
Practice B 11
Practice C 11
Practice D 75
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Practice E 43
Practice F 18
Practice G 100
Practice H 0
Total number of CRP tests completed: 359
59 were excluded
Final included sample: 300
43% were Male, 57% Female
32. Big Question
Is C-Reactive Protein PoC testing feasible
in routine General Practice,
improving diagnostics certainty and AB use ?
33. FEASIBILITY
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C-reactive protein point-of-care testing in Oldham CCG
• 45% (359) CRP tests used over 6 months
• 78% of CRP results were <20mg/L
88
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100
3.4
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
<20mg/L
20-100mg/L
100mg/L
Results and compliance with NICE (%)
CRP result
Self-care advice only
Delayed antibiotics
Immediate antibiotics
Antibiotic from other i.e. OOH
88% in line with NICE guidance: Self care advice only
21% in line with NICE guidance: Delayed
antibiotic
100% in line with NICE guidance: Immediate antibiotic
34. Post CRP test patient questionnaires
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C-reactive protein point-of-care testing in Oldham CCG
• 50% completion
• Patients were positive about CRP, no dislikes reported
• 88% comfortable; 84% convenient; 92% useful; 85% explained very well
• Patients believed POC CRP: aids clinical diagnosis;
provides quick results;
reduces unnecessary antibiotic use
• 78% would be happy to have CRP at a local pharmacy
• framework
“Helps diagnosis and
treatment”
“Quick, simple, easy and gave
instant results”
“Saves issuing antibiotics when
not needed”
35. GP staff interviews
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C-reactive protein point-of-care testing in Oldham CCG
• The GP staff interview findings are published in the BMJ Open, Oct 2018
36. GP staff interviews (26 staff, 12 practices)
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C-reactive protein point-of-care testing in Oldham CCG
• Staff viewed CRP POCT as a “tool in your
armoury” to support clinical decision and
educate patients.
• Barriers; cost, time, easy access to the
machine, and the effects on clinical
workflow.
• Only fully utilised in practices with single
staff member who saw most acute cases
• Further machine development is needed to
simplify process and increases access by
reducing cost and size
Capability
•Clear local guidance
•Training: to perform
•Knowledge: of value to reduce antibiotics
when to use
•Skills: to take, perform & interpret test
Opportunity
•Funding to support
•Easy access in surgery
•Time to use in consultation
•Adaptable clinical workflow
•Patient awareness
Motivation
•Confidence in the test
•Belief in benefits of CRP
•Belief supports clinical decisions and diagnostic
certainty
•Feel patients will accept the result
•Intent to use test appropriately
37. FUNDING
This work was supported by Public Health England £4,200
More funding has come from PHE £4,500
Alere (ABBOTT): Provided machines (free of charge) and reduced rate PoC £2/
Publications: BMJ article and other magazines
My Presentations
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C-reactive protein point-of-care testing in Oldham CCG
38. WHAT NEXT FOR OLDHAM
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PoC CRP testing well received by GP practice staff as an additional
diagnostic tool to support clinical decision
NICE guidelines CG191 recommends PoC CRP testing
Used in Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, Germany, Estonia, Czech
Republic
39. QUALITY PREMIUMS
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• In April 2015, NHS England included antibiotic prescribing in the
2015/16 Quality Premium guidance for Clinical Commissioning
Groups (CCG).
• Of the total £5 per patient available to CCGs, 10% is attributed
to improving antibiotic prescribing, an average of £127,000.*
Feasibility additional figures
300 used in analysis; 82% CRP tests were administered on patients who met study criteria
Practices varied in CRP uptake
3 x <10 CRP test
2 x 10-60 CRP tests
3 x >60 CRP tests
Most CRP results were <20mg/L (78%)
The following CRP results were managed in line with NICE guidance:
88% of patients with a CRP result of <20mg/L
21% of patients with a CRP result of 20-100mg/L
100% of patients with a CRP results of >100mg/L
12% of patients who had a CRP test re-consulted with the same presenting conditions within 4 weeks.
Patient’s with CRP results <20mg/L re-consulted less (10%) than patients with CRP results 20-100mg/L (20%) or >100mg/L (40%).
Questionnaire given to patients after receiving a CRP POCT to assess patient views on CRP testing in general practice
Patients were positive about CRP: 88% comfortable; 84% convenient; 92% useful; 85% explained very well
CRP tests were conducted by a Prescribing Pharmacist (38%), GP (33%) or Nurse (22%)
Most patients said CRP took 5 (62%) or 10 mins (22%).
Patients believed CRP: aids clinical diagnosis; provides quick results; reduces unnecessary antibiotic use
Overall patients did not report any dislikes about the CRP test
Nearly three quarters of patients stated they would be happy for a CRP test to be done at a local pharmacy (73%).
Results
Seven intervention and five control practices consented to participate.
Participants compromised of 26 general practice staff; fifteen General Practitioner’s, five Practice Managers, three Practice Nurses, and one Prescribing Pharmacist, Community Matron and Healthcare Assistant.
Qualitative data from eleven interviews, three focus-groups and one hand written response was collected.
Participants believed that CRP POCT can increase diagnostic certainty, help target appropriate treatments, help manage patient expectations and patient demand for antibiotics, support patient education, and improve appropriate antibiotic prescribing.
Barriers to implementing CRP POCT include; financial support, time, access to the CRP POCT machine, and the effects on clinical workflow.
Conclusions
CRP POCT was well received by many general practice staff as an additional diagnostic “tool in your armoury” to support clinical decision making in the management of LRTI.
To see an increase in the implementation of CRP POCT, further research into machine development is required, to overcome time, cost and access barriers.
Further evidence of the impact of CRP POCT on appropriate antimicrobial prescribing is required to inform future guidance which will be the initial facilitator for behaviour change.