Provision of Management of H.Pylori C13 Urea Breath Test Service - Window 2

Descriptions

The aims and objectives of the service were: - To satisfactorily deliver the H Pylori breath test service across Leicester City. - To enable appropriate and timely treatment for the management of dyspepsia - To improve the care of patients with dyspepsia symptoms through the provision of a standardised effective and evidence-based H. pylori service. - To ensure that all patients with dyspepsia requiring a H-Pylori test as per NICE guidelines have access to this test in a community setting - To improve access and choice for patients - To ensure that all requests for Endoscopy are appropriate and only those patients with "ALARM symptoms" are referred to secondary care providers. This will prevent unnecessary and inappropriate outpatient attendances which has an emphasis on providing better value for money - To ensure that the treatment and review of dyspeptic patients is documented on practice computer systems so that a register of patients with dyspepsia can be produced