Results

The table below places in order of priority the preventative health interventions evaluated to date.

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Interventions

Category Intervention Priority Ranking Priority Score Affordability Certainty Report
Alcohol Increases in taxation to reduce population consumption of alcohol 1 11.30 %
Smoking Increases in taxation to reduce population smoking rates 2 9.62 %
Smoking National mass media campaigns for reducing population smoking rates  3 9.46 %
Diet, physical activity, obesity National mass media campaigns to reduce population levels of obesity 4 9.09 %
Smoking Brief interventions delivered in GP surgeries to improve quit rates  5 8.98 %
Alcohol Brief interventions delivered in GP surgeries to reduce problem drinking 6 8.70 %
Diet, physical activity, obesity Brief interventions delivered in GP surgeries to improve uptake of physical activity 7 8.63 %
Smoking Nicotine replacement therapy to improve quit rates 8 8.25 %
STI / teenage pregnancy Screening and treatment for reducing the prevalence of Chlamydia 9 7.38 %
Diet, physical activity, obesity School based group education to reduce population levels of obesity 10 7.25 %
STI / teenage pregnancy School based group education for increasing rates of condom use and reducing STIs and unwanted pregnancy 11 6.00 %
Statins Statins for primary prevention of stroke and heart disease (demonstrating QALYs for two example CVD risk groups) 12 4.26 %
Mental health Assessment and support of caregivers for preventing depression in caregivers 13 0.95 %
Mental health Screening and treatment to prevent depression in retirees (age over 65 years) 14 0.12 %

14 interventions 

Distribution of ranked interventions

Brief interventions delivered in GP surgeries to improve quit rates  (Rank 5) Brief interventions delivered in GP surgeries to reduce problem drinking (Rank 6) Brief interventions delivered in GP surgeries to improve uptake of physical activity (Rank 7) National mass media campaigns to reduce population levels of obesity (Rank 4) Increases in taxation to reduce population consumption of alcohol (Rank 1) Increases in taxation to reduce population smoking rates (Rank 2) National mass media campaigns for reducing population smoking rates  (Rank 3) Statins for primary prevention of stroke and heart disease (demonstrating QALYs for two example CVD risk groups) (Rank 12) Assessment and support of caregivers for preventing depression in caregivers (Rank 13) Screening and treatment to prevent depression in retirees (age over 65 years) (Rank 14) School based group education for increasing rates of condom use and reducing STIs and unwanted pregnancy (Rank 11) Nicotine replacement therapy to improve quit rates (Rank 8) Screening and treatment for reducing the prevalence of Chlamydia (Rank 9) School based group education to reduce population levels of obesity (Rank 10)

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03 September 2010 04:15 • Health England Leading Prioritisation v2010.3007