EMBRACE-Diabetes
BLMK

Practice Pro Forma

The EMBRACE programme is an exciting new initiative to improve the care of people with type 2 diabetes in BLMK.

Using Eclipse, and applying criteria agreed with BLMK ICB, patients with type 2 diabetes and modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease will be highlighted for review. These reviews can be conducted by the practice team if there is sufficient additional capacity available, or can be conducted remotely by Putting Patients First (the clinical arm of Eclipse) if preferred. Note that reviews are most effective if all required information for clinical decision-making (e.g. HbA1c, BP, weight) are recently recorded at time of review.

The service has been commissioned by BLMK ICB and is a collaboration between the ICB and Eclipse, a population health management company, with financial support from AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical Ltd.

If Putting Patients First are conducting the reviews for your practice through this programme:

  • Following identification of eligible patients, those without recent key measures such as HbA1c, BP and weight (in last 6 months) will be highlighted to the practice. The practice can choose to defer the start of these reviews for 2 months to allow for recording of this data (preferred if possible) or may elect for reviews to proceed without delay (see flow diagram).

  • Patients will be contacted to offer them a remote review. According to their individual needs and preferences, they will be offered management in line with NICE guidance and the BLMK formulary.

  • Please be advised that in line with currently commissioned local BLMK support services all qualifying patients will be signposted to those programmes as part of their comprehensive virtual review.

  • For each patient reviewed, a report will be provided which outlines latest results, compliance, summary of engagement responses and recommended interventions including medication changes.

GB-51803
June 2024
Project EMBRACE: Diabetes has been developed as part of a Joint Working initiative between Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB, PSL, and AstraZeneca UK.