This section includes details of related quality improvement projects and initiatives.
Funding and support will be made available to teams again in 2026-27. Details will be published here soon.
2024/25: Inequalities funding was also utilised to develop a ‘Community Blood Pressure Protocol’ (see below). A report describing the development and output from this work, is available here
The Vital 5 initiative advocates for people, communities and organisations to make improvements in/to five factors that have a major impact on health at an individual and population level.
CESEL have partnered with the Population Health & Equity Programme to create a Vital 5 Guide, now available in the CESEL Guides section.
The guide is designed to enhance how the workforce (clinical or non-clinical) can effectively check Vital 5 status and help to support people to stay healthier.
CESEL led a cross London collaboration looking at data reporting, to improve hypertension outcomes and reduce inequalities.
Patient engagement final report
Hypertension: A population health approach – a webinar, introducing the Hypertension Dashboard, created by the ICB’s BI Unit, as part of the Pathfinder project.
CESEL supported local partners to design and deliver a BP screening tool. The tool is available here.
Local teams (Practices/ PCNs, community pharmacy, community organisations) are invited to consider a proposal to help test and embed a community BP screening tool. Further details, including an expression of interest, are available here.
A short ‘talking head’ is available for those interested in being directed to information regarding the project.
The BP community tool was launched on 26 February – a recording is available here.
