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ea0030oc3.1 | Oral Communications 3 | BSPED2012

HbA1c league tables: does selection policy encourage foul play to support promotion to the ‘premier league’?

Wassef Merna , Elder Charlotte , Wright Neil

Introduction: The National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA) provides a benchmark of performance for paediatric diabetic services across the UK. Whether intentional or not, a league table is created comparing units based on their mean HbA1c. Although the coordinators suggest submitting the patientsÂ’ most recent HbA1c, this may not necessarily be a universally adopted phenomenon. We examined the effect of selecting patientÂ’s best, yearly average, and latest HbA1c on ou...