NHS Bradford Districts CCG Hypertension/Healthy Hearts
What the buyer wrote
Hypertension is an independent risk factor for CVD. Controlling blood pressure in a big population is challenging and done the usual way consumes a lot of resources. The recently published TASMIN SR study (McManus et al 2014) suggests a new way to manage blood pressure by self-monitoring of blood pressure (SMBP) and self-titration (medications dose adjustment) done by patients. A mean difference in blood pressure was 9.2 mmHg between the intervention and control groups. This significantly reduces risk of Stroke and heart attack/ Myocardial infarction (MI). Also this model is sustainable as it helps patients develop knowledge and skills to SMBP and remove burden from GP practices. In …
Details
- What the buyer calls it
- NHS Bradford Districts CCG Hypertension/Healthy Hearts
- How they are buying
- Advertised, open to anyoneAny supplier could bid without being invited first.
- Type
- services
- Suitable for small firms
- The buyer says yes. What that is worth
- Work starts
- 30 Jun 2016
- Work ends
- 30 Jun 2017
Who the buyer named
Kath Helliwell was the named contact on this notice.