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<blockquote data-quote="Oldvatr" data-source="post: 1347208" data-attributes="member: 196898"><p>I suspect that many who read this thread have felt that since they have not yet had 'the letter' that it will not apply to them. Sadly I have to report that the two CCG's that have so far implemented this new policy are what are termed NHS Vanguards.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/2016/12/vanguard-funding/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/2016/12/vanguard-funding/</a></p><p></p><p>This means that they are the pilot trailblazers that eventually all NHS services will be made to follow if the pilot shows auccess. This move by Bolton CCG and Somerset CCG that are currently implementing will save something like 4 million pounds a year off the NHS budget, so is significant. It is likely that the new policy will be rolled out to all UK NHS providers later this year.</p><p></p><p>So it is likely that ALL diabetics (i.e/ all T(<span style="color: #ff0000">?</span>)D) that currently receive test consumbles on prescription will be forced to change their meter or go privately funded. This is the scary part. The study that was performed quite clearly did not investigate the companies involved in making or importing these devices. They did not take into account a proven track reccord, or consumer suppport. Just price of strips.</p><p></p><p>It is also worrying that of the 4 'recommended' selection winners, only one appears to be listed on Amazon, and 3 are clearly no longer showing as active on that site. If they are not selling well in the public arena, then how long will they survive even with NHS banking?</p><p></p><p>I have made my choice based on their customer care and a good report from Companies House, coupled with it being a meter that ticks my boxes technically. But even this meter is not on the NHS approved list I was given, and I have had to bend the rules to get one that supports ketone testing.</p><p></p><p>Time will tell if I have made the best choice. I am happy to support this initiative and I am not wedded to my current supplier, but I do need a meter I can rely on. I have thought for a long time that test strips were excessively priced bits of plastic, so this may shake up the market a bit and make the major players think again (?)</p><p></p><p>Edit to add: the following from the people that carried out the study may be of interest:</p><p><a href="http://gmmmg.nhs.uk/docs/guidance/Prescribing-guidance-in-the-Self-monitoring-of-blood-glucose-SMBG.pdf" target="_blank">http://gmmmg.nhs.uk/docs/guidance/Prescribing-guidance-in-the-Self-monitoring-of-blood-glucose-SMBG.pdf</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oldvatr, post: 1347208, member: 196898"] I suspect that many who read this thread have felt that since they have not yet had 'the letter' that it will not apply to them. Sadly I have to report that the two CCG's that have so far implemented this new policy are what are termed NHS Vanguards. [URL]https://www.england.nhs.uk/2016/12/vanguard-funding/[/URL] This means that they are the pilot trailblazers that eventually all NHS services will be made to follow if the pilot shows auccess. This move by Bolton CCG and Somerset CCG that are currently implementing will save something like 4 million pounds a year off the NHS budget, so is significant. It is likely that the new policy will be rolled out to all UK NHS providers later this year. So it is likely that ALL diabetics (i.e/ all T([COLOR=#ff0000]?[/COLOR])D) that currently receive test consumbles on prescription will be forced to change their meter or go privately funded. This is the scary part. The study that was performed quite clearly did not investigate the companies involved in making or importing these devices. They did not take into account a proven track reccord, or consumer suppport. Just price of strips. It is also worrying that of the 4 'recommended' selection winners, only one appears to be listed on Amazon, and 3 are clearly no longer showing as active on that site. If they are not selling well in the public arena, then how long will they survive even with NHS banking? I have made my choice based on their customer care and a good report from Companies House, coupled with it being a meter that ticks my boxes technically. But even this meter is not on the NHS approved list I was given, and I have had to bend the rules to get one that supports ketone testing. Time will tell if I have made the best choice. I am happy to support this initiative and I am not wedded to my current supplier, but I do need a meter I can rely on. I have thought for a long time that test strips were excessively priced bits of plastic, so this may shake up the market a bit and make the major players think again (?) Edit to add: the following from the people that carried out the study may be of interest: [URL]http://gmmmg.nhs.uk/docs/guidance/Prescribing-guidance-in-the-Self-monitoring-of-blood-glucose-SMBG.pdf[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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