MEDCAL
Community wide heart disease Prevention
Over
the last 8 years MEDCAL have developed a series of computer based RISK Assessment
and heart disease education programs which together produce a community wide
integrated heart disease prevention strategy.
The
three main parts are:
RISK
CHD Education Tutors . A self assessment heart disease education and risk
assessment tool for use by and in the community
RISK
after the event. A version of Risk for use in hospitals, in rehabilitation
units and on wards. It includes a relatives of CHD patients advice program.
This
community wide system is designed to reduce the incidence of CHD in the community
by substantial amounts at reasonable cost. Preliminary figures suggest a 50%
reduction in MI admissions is possible at a cost of approx. £125000
over 3 years in a PCG of 125000 population. Savings on drugs and admissions
could be expected to equal or better these costs.
The
Rotherham Road Medical centre won the Doctors Awards CHD team of the year
award 2000 using this programme