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<blockquote data-quote="tim2000s" data-source="post: 1922240" data-attributes="member: 30007"><p>Hi Becca, this is the point of the announcement,. It overrides the local CCG variability.</p><p></p><p>From now on, RMOC guidance counts, not what the locals have come up with, so in Leeds, you now only need to apply one of the criteria. That's the main point of the announcement. Harmonising the entirety of NHS England under one set of common criteria.</p><p></p><p></p><p>No, they won't at the moment. Dexcom is not a prescription tariff offering. It's purely "Individual Funding Request" and is at the discretion of hospital/CCG, although recommended under NICE NG17 for those with severe hypo unawareness.</p><p></p><p>Until their pricing aligns with that of the Libre (essentially £70 per month to the NHS), then it won't be added to the prescription tariff. That's not to say that people aren't working on that....</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't know if you've read the press release or seen the data collected from a number of Scottish clinics? It shows that those with the highest Hba1Cs have benefited the most from use of the Libre (extract below):</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i2.wp.com/www.diabettech.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_3285.jpg?w=680&ssl=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p>In addition, the press release discusses the National Guidance that was referenced earlier. High Hba1C (greater than 8.5%) qualifies you alone. </p><p></p><p>No-one will be rolling it out to those who struggle without education, but there's been a huge amount of that going on within the HCP world and Libre "workshops" are pretty common place in many clinics now. It will have nothing to do with whether you have self funded and are healthy, just the direct criteria as already stated. That makes the device available to most people, as most people qualify under the current national guidance. We wait to see if that changes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tim2000s, post: 1922240, member: 30007"] Hi Becca, this is the point of the announcement,. It overrides the local CCG variability. From now on, RMOC guidance counts, not what the locals have come up with, so in Leeds, you now only need to apply one of the criteria. That's the main point of the announcement. Harmonising the entirety of NHS England under one set of common criteria. No, they won't at the moment. Dexcom is not a prescription tariff offering. It's purely "Individual Funding Request" and is at the discretion of hospital/CCG, although recommended under NICE NG17 for those with severe hypo unawareness. Until their pricing aligns with that of the Libre (essentially £70 per month to the NHS), then it won't be added to the prescription tariff. That's not to say that people aren't working on that.... I don't know if you've read the press release or seen the data collected from a number of Scottish clinics? It shows that those with the highest Hba1Cs have benefited the most from use of the Libre (extract below): [IMG]https://i2.wp.com/www.diabettech.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_3285.jpg?w=680&ssl=1[/IMG] In addition, the press release discusses the National Guidance that was referenced earlier. High Hba1C (greater than 8.5%) qualifies you alone. No-one will be rolling it out to those who struggle without education, but there's been a huge amount of that going on within the HCP world and Libre "workshops" are pretty common place in many clinics now. It will have nothing to do with whether you have self funded and are healthy, just the direct criteria as already stated. That makes the device available to most people, as most people qualify under the current national guidance. We wait to see if that changes. [/QUOTE]
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