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NICE  and  the  NHS  A  research  report  from  PharmaTimes  &  Doctors.net  uk    

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Contents  

  Introduc3on    Methodology  and  Sample  

  A;tudes  to  NICE  –  Key  findings  

  Key  conclusions    Appendix  

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Doctors.net.uk  and  PharmaTimes  have  commissioned  research  from  medeConnect  amongst  GPs  and  specialists  which  had  the  following  objec3ves:    To  evaluate  familiarity  with  aspects  of  NICE      To  assess  opinions  regarding  the  NICE  appraisal  system    To  gauge  awareness  of  recent  and  future  changes  rela3ng  to  the  

prescrip3on  of  NICE  approved  medicines    To  understand  the  effect  that  the  publica3on  of  prescribing  uptake  of  

NICE  approved  medicines  is  likely  to  have  on  prescribing  paNerns    To  gauge  whether  views  of  the  role  of  NICE  have  changed  over  the  last  

few  years    The  research  was  first  presented  by  Dr  Tim  Ringrose,  CEO  of  Doctors.net.uk  at  a  mee3ng  of  the  PharmaTimes  Directors’  Club  in  November  2012.  It  offers  an  example  of  the  degree  of  insight  that  can  be  gained  from  the  Doctors.net.uk  community.  This  overview  of  the  research  is  now  being  presented  to  all  members.             3  

Introduc3on  

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  Research  conducted  by  medeConnect  

  A  5-­‐minute  structured  survey  with  GPs  and  Secondary  Care  Specialists  

  Sample  =  400  respondents    200  GPs,  200  Specialists  (from  a  range  of  special@es)  

  Prac@sing  all  over  England  and  Wales  

  92.5%  of  respondents  have  had  no  involvement  with  NICE  other  than  reading  its  published  guidelines  or  appraisals  

  Fieldwork  was  conducted  November  2012  

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Methodology  and  Sample  

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A;tudes  to  NICE  -­‐  Key  findings  

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2%  

10%  

25%  

53%  

11%  

0%  

8%  

23%  

59%  

10%  

Strongly  disagree  

Disagree   Neither   Agree   Strongly  agree  

“NICE  offers  essen3al  guidance  regarding  the  most  effec3ve  ways  to  diagnose,  treat  

and  prevent  disease  and  ill  health”  

GPs   Specialists  

Overall  a;tudes  to  NICE  46%  of  all  respondents  believe  that  NICE’s  decisions  are  driven  by  arbitrary  measures  of  cost-­‐effec?veness  rather  than  the  best  outcome  for  pa?ents.  Male  aBtudes  even  more  nega?ve  with  almost  50%  believing  this.  24%  of  all  respondents  agreed  with  both  statements,  and  most  respondents  expressed  an  opinion,  with  only  7.5%  answering  “neither”  to  both  ques?ons.    

0%  

22%  

31%  

39%  

9%  

1%  

27%   28%  

38%  

7%  

Strongly  disagree  

Disagree   Neither   Agree   Strongly  agree  

“NICE’s  decisions  are  driven  by  arbitrary  measures  of  cost-­‐effec3veness  rather  than  

the  best  outcome  for  pa3ents”  

GPs   Specialists    Q1.  In  terms  of  your  overall  opinion  of  NICE,  to  what  extent  do  you  agree  or  disagree  with  the  following  statements?  Bases:  All  completed  respondents,  200  GPs  and  200  Specialists  

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Unfamiliarity  with  NICE's  Medicines  and  Prescribing  Centre  31%  of  all  respondents  are  not  at  all  familiar  with  NICE’s  Medicines  and  Prescribing  Centre.  Only  5.25%  familiar  or  very  familiar  with  the  NICE  Compliance  Regime.  Only  2.75%  familiar  or  very  familiar  with  the  NICE  Innova?on  Scorecard.  

33%  

29%  

29%  

36%  

24%  

19%  

13%  

16%  

2%  

2%  

GPs  

Specialists  

Not  at  all  familiar   Vaguely  familiar   Quite  familiar   Familiar   Very  familiar  

 Q2.  Thinking  in  more  detail  about  NICE,  how  familiar  are  you  with  the  following?  Bases:  All  completed  respondents,  200  GPs  and  200  Specialists   7  

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NICE  appraisal  system  37%  of  all  respondents  agree  or  strongly  agree  that  NICE  currently  allows  some  drugs  to  pass  through  its  appraisal  system  that  are  too  costly  for  the  NHS  to  fund.  

2%  

15%  

49%  

30%  

6%  1%  

20%  

41%  36%  

3%  

Strongly  disagree   Disagree   Neither   Agree   Strongly  agree  

GPs   Specialists  

 Q3.  To  what  extent  do  you  agree  or  disagree  with  the  following  statement  re:  the  NICE  appraisal  system?  Bases:  All  completed  respondents,  200  GPs  and  200  Specialists   8  

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35%  

35%  

26%  

5%  

Specialists  

Not  sure  if  I  was  aware  of  it  or  not  

No,  I  was  not  aware  of  that  before  today  

I  was  par@ally  aware  of  that  before  today  

Yes,  I  was  fully  aware  of  that  before  today  

The  restric3on  of  NICE  approved  medicines  31%  of  all  respondents  were  unaware  that  it  is  illegal  for  a  CCG,  PCT  or  Hospital  Trust  to  restrict  the  prescribing  of  NICE  approved  medicines  for  financial  or  budgetary  reasons.    

26%  

33%  

37%  

6%  

GPs  

Not  sure  if  I  was  aware  of  it  or  not  

No,  I  was  not  aware  of  that  before  today  

I  was  par@ally  aware  of  that  before  today  

Yes,  I  was  fully  aware  of  that  before  today  

Q4.  Are  you  aware  or  unaware  that  it  is  illegal  for  your  CCG,  PCT  or  Hospital  Trust  to  restrict  your  prescribing  of  NICE  approved  medicines  for  financial  or  budgetary  reasons?  Bases:  All  completed  respondents,  200  GPs  and  200  Specialists  

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How  became  aware  that  the  restric3on  of  prescribing*  is  illegal    

22%  

8%  

0%  

1%  

5%  

5%  

10%  

17%  

34%  

20%  

23%  

4%  

2%  

3%  

7%  

13%  

10%  

10%  

28%  

41%  

Cannot  remember  

Other  (combined)  

Pharmacist  

Le`er  from  the  DH  

Le`er  from  CCG,  PCT  or  Hospital  Trust  

Pharma  Company  Rep  

Online  forum  or  blog  

Na@onal  newspaper  

Medical  media  

Colleague  

Specialists  

GPs  

 Q5.  How  did  you  become  aware  of  this?  Bases:  All  completed  respondents  (who  were  either  fully  or  par@ally  aware  in  Q4a),  116  GPs  and  138  Specialists  

 *of  NICE  approved  medicines  for  financial  or  budgetary  reasons  

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The  restric3on  of  NICE  approved  drugs  for  budgetary  reasons  22%  of  all  respondents  say  that  their  prescribing  of  NICE  approved  drugs  has  been  restricted  for  budgetary  reasons  in  the  last  six  months  either  quite  oXen,  oXen  or  all  the  ?me.  This  figure  rises  to  28%  for  GPs.  However  nearly  62%  of  female  respondents  report  that  this  happens  rarely  or  not  at  all,  compared  to  47%  of  male  respondents.  

27%  22%  

25%  

15%  10%  

3%  

38%  

18%  

27%  

13%  

4%  1%  

Not  at  all   Very  rarely   Occasionally   Quite  oden   Oden   All  the  @me  

“Extent  to  which  the  prescribing  of  NICE  approved  drugs  has  been  restricted  for  budgetary  reasons  in  the  last  six  months”  

GPs   Specialists  Q6.  To  what  extent  have  you  found  that  your  prescribing  of  NICE  approved  drugs  has  been  restricted  for  budgetary  reasons  in  the  last  six  months?  Bases:  All  completed  respondents,  200  GPs  and  200  Specialists   11  

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Mee3ng  financial  targets  versus  prescribing  NICE  approved  medicines  12%  of  all  respondents  believe  mee?ng  financial  targets  is  more  important  to  a  varying  degree  –  compared  to  49%  that  believe  prescribing  NICE  approved  medicines  is  rela?vely  more  important.  Specialists  that  agree  that  “NICE  offers  essen?al  guidance  regarding  the  most  effec?ve  ways  to  diagnose,  treat  and  prevent  disease  and  ill  health”  (see  page  6)  are  more  likely  to  agree  that  prescribing  NICE  approved  medicines  is  more  important  compared  to  their  GP  counterparts:  64%  vs.  46%.  

1%  5%  

9%  

46%  

22%  

15%  

3%  2%   2%  6%  

33%  

24%  27%  

8%  

Much  more  important  

More  important   Slightly  more  important  

Neither  is  more  important  than  

the  other  

Slightly  more  important  

More  important   Much  more  important  

Perceived  rela3ve  importance  of  mee3ng  financial  targets  versus  prescribing  NICE  approved  medicines  

GPs   Specialists  Prescribing  NICE  approved  medicines  Mee@ng  financial  targets    

 Q7.  Which  would  you  say  was  more  important,  mee@ng  financial  targets  or  prescribing  NICE  approved  medicines?  Bases:  All  completed  respondents,  200  GPs  and  200  Specialists  

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0%  3%  

38%  

54%  

6%  1%   3%  

31%  

52%  

14%  

Will  be  significantly  

lower  

Will  be  slightly  lower  

Levels  will  not  change  

Will  be  slightly  higher  

Will  be  significantly  

higher  

“Effect  on  prescribing  paNerns  of  colleagues  in  primary  care”  

GPs   Specialists  

The  publica3on  of  the  prescribing  uptake  of  NICE  approved  medicines  and  its  effect  on  the  prescribing  paNerns  of  colleagues  Nearly  80%  of  all  respondents  not  aware  that  all  local  NHS  organisa?ons  will  have  to  publish.    

1%   2%  

30%  

49%  

19%  

0%   2%  

39%  

50%  

10%  

Will  be  significantly  

lower  

Will  be  slightly  lower  

Levels  will  not  change  

Will  be  slightly  higher  

Will  be  significantly  

higher  

“Effect  on  prescribing  paNerns  of  colleagues  in  secondary  care”  

GPs   Specialists  

Q10a.  To  what  extent  do  you  think  the  publica@on  of  the  prescribing  uptake  of  NICE  approved  medicines  will  have  an  effect  on  the  prescribing  pa`erns  of  your  colleagues?  Bases:  All  completed  respondents,  200  GPs  and  200  Specialists  

Q9.  And  are  you  aware  or  unaware  that  all  local  NHS  organisa@ons  will  have  to  publish  their  prescribing  uptake  of  NICE  approved  medicines?  Bases:  All  completed  respondents,  200  GPs  and  200  Specialists  

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The  publica3on  of  the  prescribing  uptake  of  NICE  approved  medicines  48%  of  all  respondents  say  their  own  prescribing  levels  will  be  slightly  or  significantly  higher.    

0%  3%  

46%   47%  

5%  0%   2%  

53%  

41%  

5%  

My  prescribing  will                  be  significantly  lower  

My  prescribing  will                  be  slightly  lower  

My  prescribing  levels          will  not  change  

My  prescribing  will                  be  slightly  higher  

My  prescribing  will                  be  significantly  higher  

Predicted  effect  of  the  publica3on  of  the  prescribing  uptake  of  NICE  approved  medicines  on  prescribing  

GPs   Specialists  Q10b.  And  to  what  extent  do  you  think  the  publica@on  of  the  prescribing  uptake  of  NICE  approved  medicines  will  have  an  effect  on  your  prescribing  of  them?  Bases:  All  completed  respondents,  200  GPs  and  200  Specialists   14  

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Key  findings  

  The  majority  of  doctors  agree  that  “NICE  offers  essen?al  guidance  regarding  the  most  effec?ve  ways  to  diagnose,  treat  and  prevent  disease  and  ill  health”  BUT  nearly  50%  of  doctors  feel  that  “NICE’s  decisions  are  driven  by  arbitrary  measures  of  cost-­‐effec?veness  rather  than  the  best  outcome  for  pa?ents”  

  Despite  this,  over  a  third  of  doctors  (37%)  are  concerned  that  NICE  currently  allows  some  drugs  to  pass  through  its  appraisal  system  that  are  too  costly  for  the  NHS  to  fund.  

  Close  to  a  third  (31%)  of  doctors  were  unaware  that  it  is  illegal  for  a  CCG,  PCT  or  Hospital  Trust  to  restrict  the  prescribing  of  NICE  approved  medicines  for  financial  or  budgetary  reasons,  but  most  doctors  do  not  report  that  they  have  ogen  been  prevented  from  prescribing  NICE  approved  medicines.  

  Doctors  awareness  of  important  ini3a3ves  and  services  offered  by  NICE  is  very  low  –  doctors  are  more  likely  to  have  heard  about  them  from  colleagues  than  from  their  PCT/Trust.  

  The  publica3on  of  the  prescribing  uptake  of  NICE  approved  medicines  is  likely  to  have  a  significant  impact  on  the  prescribing  behaviour  of  doctors.  

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45%  

39%  

15%  

2%  

Specialists  

Other  (combined)  

A  private  prac@ce  

A  ter@ary  centre  

A  DGH  

A  teaching  hospital  

Loca3on  and  type  or  prac3ce  

6%  

23%  

37%  

35%  

GPs  

Urban  area  

Suburban  

Semi-­‐rural  

Rural  area  

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3%   4%  

40%  52%  

32%  

33%  

20%  

10%  6%   2%  

GPs   Specialists  

Age  range  

61  or  over  

51-­‐60  

41-­‐50  

31-­‐40  

30  or  under  

Gender  and  age  

65%   66%  

36%   34%  

GPs   Specialists  

Gender  

Female  

Male  

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NICE  and  the  NHS  A  research  report  from  PharmaTimes  &  Doctors.net  uk  

 For  further  informa3on,  please  contact:    Dr  Tim  Ringrose,  CEO,  Doctors.net.uk:  [email protected]  Simon  Grime,  Managing  Director  –  Communica@ons,  Doctors.net.uk:  [email protected]  Neil  Reynolds,  Director,  medeConnect,  [email protected]