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Blood glucose testing strips not included in NHS England commissioning recommendations by all Sub-ICB Locations

Why it matters: Many people with diabetes test their blood glucose levels, using a blood glucose meter, in order to help control their diabetes by adjusting diet and the dose of medicines. A drop of blood from the user’s finger is placed on a testing strip in order for the meter to analyse the glucose levels. A new strip is required each time, and is specific to a brand of meter.

In April 2023 NHS England published commissioning guidelines, recommending specific meters, test strips and lancets.

The NHS England National Medicines Optimisation Opportunities for 2023/24 identify promoting uptake of best value testing strips as an area for improvement.

Please note: OpenPrescribing.net measures also have a consistent way of visualising measures, where 'lower is better', and therefore in this case we show the proportion of prescriptions for strips which are NOT in the NHS commissioning recommendations.

Description: Percentage of prescriptions for blood glucose testing strips (BGTS) not included in NHS England commissioning recommendations

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Tagged as: Diabetes, Standard, National medicines optimisation opportunities (or browse all measures)

Sub-ICB Locations are ordered by mean percentile over the past six months. Each chart shows the results for the individual Sub-ICB Location, plus deciles across all Sub-ICB Locations in the NHS in England.

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