Table 2

Outcomes of general practice virtual clinics 2018/2019

General practice ID number*DM number on register†% excluded diabetes review‡Patients reviewed in visit to practiceTreatment optimal no change neededType 2 remission diet requestedIntense lifestyle advice advisedInsulin initiationSGLT2 inhibitor or GLP1
agonist
Monogenic diabetes diagnosedLibre issuedIntractable/ terminal care the priorityPsych referral advisedOther medical specialty referral
18501630215712237
21908.69311112
395011.511211
451021.71234211
543213.751112
6107520.65311
759013.4187242111
814510.6612111
9105716.49141111
1084016.1111112221
112808.11437211
1268517.310212311
13568203111
1479517.81342211111
1529517.491131111
1634512.8312
17420169213111
Total10 61615.2175327342919869915
  • *Each practice was given a sequential number 1–17.

  • †DM number means number of people with diabetes on each general practice QOF register.

  • ‡In the NHS in England community physicians (general practitioners) report annual reviews of patients with long-term conditions including diabetes. Patients may be excluded from this QOF for a variety of reasons.

  • GLP1, glucagon-like peptide-1; GP, general practitioner; NHS, National Health Service; QOF, quality outcomes framework; SGLT2, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor.