The challenge

Identifying opportunities for optimisation while ensuring clinically appropriate prescribing requires time, data and clinical expertise.

That’s exactly what we delivered for a Midlands ICB. Our managed review programme for blood glucose meters, test strips and insulin pen needles helped practices align with local formularies with the objective of improving prescribing consistency and deliver measurable savings.

The objective

Our aim was simple: identify patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes who could benefit from a prescribing review, support practices to make clinically appropriate formulary-aligned changes and deliver measurable savings across the ICB.

Results

Delivered across 70 GP practices.

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£338,700

Estimated annual prescribing savings¹

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6,755

Patients moved to formulary-aligned blood glucose meters & test strips²

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2,273

Patients moved to formulary-aligned insulin pen needles²

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6,828

Additional prescribing findings identified²

How Spirit delivered the service

Engage – Worked directly with practices to coordinate participation across the programme.

Identify – Used ICB-approved prescribing searches to identify eligible patients.

Review – Supported practices with clinically appropriate formulary-aligned prescribing recommendations.

Measure – Tracked outcomes and demonstrated measurable prescribing savings across the programme.¹

Could your ICB achieve similar results?

If you're looking to improve prescribing efficiency while supporting clinically appropriate medicines optimisation, we'd love to discuss how we can help.

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[1] Savings calculated using the average per-prescription saving versus comparator brands, multiplied by the estimated annual number of prescriptions per patient.
[2] Spirit Health. Midlands Blood Glucose Meter & Pen Needle Review Service outcomes. Data on file.