Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: Primary Prevention With Lipid Lowering Therapies
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
Publishing Organisation
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Preventive Care
Defining Attributes
Definition
The percentage of patients with a cardiovascular disease risk assessment score of 10% or more who are currently treated with a lipid-lowering therapy.
Numerator
The number in the denominator who are currently treated with a lipid-lowering therapy.
Denominator
The number of patients with a last recorded cardiovascular disease risk score of 10% or more.
Exclusions
People with diagnosed cardiovascular disease or chronic kidney disease (CKD; see indicators IND230 and IND231). Cardiovascular disease is defined as angina, previous myocardial infarction, revascularisation, stroke or transient ischaemic attack, or symptomatic peripheral arterial disease.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
General practice IT system reporting
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
Yes
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025
Actions
Date Modified 23 July 2025