The information below relates to the CVD prevention pathway.

• Ensure 100% practice participation in the National Diabetes Audit
• Use audit data to focus quality improvement initiatives to improve achievement of the eight key processes and three treatment targets.
• Work with practices and local authorities to maximise NHS Health Check uptake and follow up
• Build local primary care leadership to challenge unwarranted variation and drive quality improvement in detection and management
• Work with practices and education providers to maximise referral, uptake and retention in patient education programmes
• Ensure all patients with diabetes have access to routine care by a trained diabetes nurse
• Consider commissioning systematic support for adherence from community pharmacists through medicines use reviews (MURs)

Further information

• Action on Diabetes
• NICE pathway on diabetes
• National Diabetes Audit
• Case study 1: Improving the detection and prevention of Type 2 diabetes – Bradford Beating Diabetes (BBD)
• Case study 2: Diabetes UK – Diabetes education and self-management
• Case study 3: Community pharmacists in the front line
• Case study 4: Devon Diabetes MUR+ and Diabetes Risk Assessment: Summary of Pharmacist led diabetes support service

Download the CVD prevention pathway.