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ArticleBMJ open2020

Lessons from the failure of implementing the 'Better Care Better Value' prescribing indicator for renin-angiotensin system drugs in England: a qualitative study of general practitioners' perceptions using behavioural change framework.

Amanj Kurdi, Rachel Ann Elliott, Li-Chia Chen

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Amanj KurdiStrathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5036-1988
Rachel Ann ElliottManchester Centre for Health Economics, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3650-0168
Li-Chia ChenCentre for Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK Li-chia.chen@manchester.ac.uk.

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objectivesTo explore reasons for the lack of uptake of 'Better Care Better Value (BCBV)' prescribing indicators for renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitors and identify learning lessons to inform the implementation of future prescribing policies.

designIn-depth, semistructured interviews to explore: general practitioners' (GPs) experiences in prescribing RAAS, perceptions of the BCBV policy and potential barriers to policy implementation and suggestions for improving future policy implementation. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically, then mapped onto behavioural change frameworks (the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation and Behaviour) model and Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW)).

settingPrimary care setting in England

participantsInterviews were conducted with 16 GPs recruited from a purposive sample of 91 GP practices in three English counties.

resultsFour factors/barriers, related mainly to GPs' psychological capability and reflective motivation, emerged as the possible barriers for the BCBV's lack of uptake, including: lack of the policy awareness, negative attitude to the policy, lack of incentives and GPs' reluctance to switch patients from angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) to ACE inhibitors (ACEIs). The participating GPs proposed interventions to improve future BCBV implementation and they were related to six intervention/policy functions of the BCW, addressing the four identified barriers: education/communication (increase GPs' awareness) and environmental restructuring/regulations (provide GPs with reminding alerts); incentivisation/fiscal (provide GPs with financial incentives); enablement/guidelines-regulations (provide GPs with benchmarking against peers) and enablement/regulations and education/guidelines (facilitate switching from ARBs to ACEIs).

conclusionsThe main reason underpinning the low uptake of the BCBV indicator appears to be lack of a proactive implementation strategy. This case study demonstrated that passively disseminating policy without an effective implementation strategy results in low uptake. Furthermore, multifaceted implementation strategies are necessary to influence complex clinical decision making in a time-limited environment, such as prescribing behaviours. These findings suggest that effective policy implementation requires the application of a systematic comprehensive behaviours change framework.

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Practice Patterns, Physicians'AdultEnglandFemaleGeneral PractitionersHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedProgram EvaluationQualitative ResearchRenin-Angiotensin Systemhealth policyhypertensionquality in health care

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