Relative effect size in changed rates of high-risk prescribing in NHS Forth Valley, and for the difference between NHS Forth Valley and NHS GGC
| Prescribing measures | NHS Forth Valley | Difference between NHS Forth Valley and NHS GGC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relative difference, %, from predicted at end of intervention period (95% CI) | Relative difference, %, from predicted 12 months after end of intervention period (95% CI) | Relative difference, %, compared with NHS GGC at end of intervention period (95% CI) | Relative difference, %, compared with NHS GGC 12 months after period (95% CI) end of intervention | |
| 2013–2014 outcome measures | ||||
| ‘Triple whammy’: patients aged ≥65 years prescribed NSAID + ACE/ARB + diuretica | −55.4 (−67.2 to −43.6) | −42.7 (−58.0 to −27.4) | −34.3 (−42.3 to −26.4) | −25.7 (−36.3 to −15.2) |
| NSAIDs in older people: patients aged ≥65 years prescribed NSAID without gastroprotectiona | −69.9 (−80.2 to −59.6) | −40.1 (−53.8 to −26.4) | −59.4 (−66.3 to −52.5) | −28.6 (−38.3 to −18.8) |
| NSAIDs with OAC: patients prescribed OAC + NSAID without gastroprotectionb | −55.1 (−83.2 to −27.0) | −27.6 (−66.7 to 11.4) | −85.0 (−100 to −45.5) | −69.0 (−100 to −27.2) |
| 2014–2015 outcome measure | ||||
| Antipsychotics in older people: patients aged ≥75 years prescribed oral antipsychoticc | 0.8 (−5.7 to 7.2) | 5.6 (−2.3 to 13.5) | −11.3 (−18.9 to −3.6) | −2.0 (−10.4 to 6.5) |
↵a Rate per 1000 population aged ≥65 years.
↵b Rate per 1000 prescribed OAC.
↵c Rate per 1000 population aged ≥75 years. ACE = angiotensin converting enzyme. ARB = angiotensin receptor blocker. NHS GGC = NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. NSAID = non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. OAC = oral anticoagulant.