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Cycle 1 |
Audit date
May 2003
Introduction
TACT PMS is striving to ensure that patients with hypertension have as BP 140/85 or lower. According to the rule of halves, 50% of patients have hypertension which is adequately controlled.
Standards
60% of patients with hypertension should have a BP of 140/85 or lower.
Criteria
Last BP measurement
Method
Computer analysis
Results
| BCS | JMW | BNC | ACB | RMW | SBD | All | |
| No of patients with .G2 Hypertensive disease current problem | 223 | 260 | 178 | 148 | 351 | 278 | 1438 |
| No of these patients with last BP <= 140/85 | 86 | 132 | 92 | 57 | 144 | 112 | 623 |
| % of Patients with hypertension who have BP <= 140/85 | 39% | 51% | 52% | 39% | 41% | 40% | 43% |
Comment
Each doctor falls short of a 60% standard, the overall standard is below even 50%, based on the last BP reading.