Health Targets: Better diabetes and cardiovascular services/ More heart and diabetes checks
From 1 January 2012 the ‘Better diabetes and cardiovascular services’ health target was replaced with a new national target called ‘More heart and diabetes checks’.
The new target is that 90 percent of the eligible population will have had their cardiovascular risk assessed in the last five years.
Although the new target came into effect on 1 January 2012, the early part of 2012 will be a transition period from the ‘Better diabetes and cardiovascular services’ health target to the ‘More heart and diabetes checks’ target. This is because the quarter two results for the previous (Better cardiovascular and diabetes services) target are not due to be published until February 2012.
Results for the new 'More heart and diabetes checks' targets will be published for the first time in May 2012.
More heart and diabetes checks
What is the target?
- 90 percent of the eligible population will have had their cardiovascular risk assessed in the last five years to be achieved in stages by 1 July 2014. The first stage is to achieve 60 percent by July 2012, and 75 percent by July 2013.
- Questions and answers about the new target.
Better diabetes and cardiovascular services
What is the target?
- 90 percent of the eligible adult population will have had their cardiovascular-disease risk assessed in the last five years.
- Increased percent of people with diabetes will attend free annual checks.
- Increased percent of people with diabetes will have satisfactory or better diabetes management.
Why is this target area important?
Long term conditions comprises the major health burden for New Zealand now and into the foreseeable future. This group of conditions is the leading cause of morbidity in New Zealand, and disproportionately affects Māori, Pacific and South Asian peoples. As the population ages, and lifestyles change, these conditions are likely to increase significantly.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) includes heart attacks and strokes – which are both substantially preventable with lifestyle advice and treatment for those at moderate or higher risk. The indicator monitors the proportion of the eligible population who have had the blood tests for CVD risk assessment (including the blood tests to screen for diabetes) in the preceding five year period.
Diabetes is important as a major and increasing cause of disability and premature death, and it is also a good indicator of the responsiveness of a health service for people in most need. The two indicators monitor the access quality-improvement programmes in primary care, and the quality of care and risk of diabetes complications.
Who is the champion of this target?
Dr Brandon Orr-Walker
National Clinical Director, Diabetes
In this section
- More information on the new More heart and diabetes checks health target. Read more
Page last updated: 05 January 2012
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