Impact of COVID-19 on recorded blood pressure screening and hypertension management in England: an analysis of monthly changes in the quality and outcomes framework indicators in OpenSAFELY.
Milan WiedemannVictoria SpeedChristine CunninghamRose HigginsHelen J CurtisColm D AndrewsLouis FisherLisa HopcroftChristopher T RentschViyaasan MahalingasivamLaurie A TomlinsonCaroline E MortonMiriam SamuelAmelia GreenChristopher WoodAndrew D BrownJon MasseyCaroline WaltersRebecca M SmithPeter InglesbyDavid EvansSteven MaudeIain DillinghamAlex J WalkerJessica MorleyAmir MehrkarSebastian C J BaconChristopher BatesJonathan CockburnJohn ParryFrank HesterRichard J McManusAlex J WalkerBrian MackennaPublished in: Open heart (2024)
The pandemic substantially disrupted hypertension management QOF indicators, which is likely attributable to general reductions of blood pressure measurement including screening. OpenSAFELY can be used to continuously monitor changes in national quality-of-care schemes to identify changes in key clinical subgroups early and support prioritisation of recovery from care disrupted by COVID-19.