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Ardens Searches:


Latest versions of the Ardens searches can be downloaded from the Ardens Portal.


12th May 2025


Search Folder

Version

Description

 

5.40 CQRS 

 

V6.60

New search for Advice and Guidance requests.


1st May 2025


Search Folder

Version

Description

 

1.33 Administration - Activity

 

V1.10

Minor update - Changed 'deductions in reporting period' from patient to event count to produce more accurate results.

3.21 Childhood Immunisations 

 

V1.20

Update to reflect new contract - New guidance recommends phasing out Mentorix (Hib/MenC) and instead delivering a 4th 6in1 vaccine. As this is a phased approach whilst stocks are used up, our recall now considers this vaccine complete if the child has had a Hib/MenC OR a 4th 6in1.

3.10 COVID Spring Booster Searches

 

V1.30

Minor update - Refined immunosuppressant drug list to take out some erroneous topical preparations in response to customer feedback.

 

5.31 Contracts - IIF 2025-26

 

V1.50

Significant update - Dates updated to new QOF year; Removed episode requirement from LD reg.

 

5.23 QOF Vaccination and Immunisation

 

V2.30

Significant update - Updated for 2025-26 and deleted redundant searches.

 

4.14 Conditions - Cancer

 

V5.30

Minor update - PCCF searches - New search created and register moved to new register folder.

5.40 CQRS

V6.50

Significant update - Searches updated to new Business Rules for 2025-26 and dates updated where no business rules changes.

1.10 Ardens LTC Recall System 

 

V9.60

Update - BP/Chol out of range update as per 25/26 business rules.
 Minor updates - Refined care home codelist; Refined 'Detailed Review searches' folder.

 

5.20 - QOF Monitor

 

V21.0

Significant update - Updated to 2025-26 QOF v50 draft logic. Note - this is based on current draft and will be updated as rules are confirmed and code lists are released by NHSE.


29th April 2025


Search Folder

Version

Description

 

Ardens - CQC Searches

 

V2.90

Update - DOAC searches updated, bisphosphonate searches added and suite restructured to new visual standard


16th April 2025


Search Folder

Version

Description

 

5.35 Contracts - SMI Health Check

 

V33.50

Update - dates updated as needed and redundant search (and folder) deleted.

4.10 Conditions - Cardiovascular 

 

V19.40

QOF update - QOF v50 changes made in the 'QOF achievement + PCA' folder
Updates - ECG done code list in AF screening/case finder searches updated; Updated CVD Primary Prevention searches to only exclude patients on high intensity statins; Removed '?familial hypercholesterolaemia - as has pure hypercholesterolaemia' and updated FH code list.

 

4.14 Conditions - Cancer

 

V5.20

Update - Pancreatic Cancer Case Finder searches updated

5.22 QOF Misc 

 

V4.60

QOF update - Dates updated to new QOF year in searches and reports; QOF Care Home Only 25-26 removed, to be updated when EMIS release their QOF library searches; 'BP high' folders deleted as no longer required due to business rule changes.

5.00 Case Finders

 

V4.00

QOF update - domains no longer in QOF moved to separate folder but retained for good clinical practice
New - CKD Case Finder to identify patients with a CKD stage 1-2 code entered on same day as Stage 3-5 code
New - Mental Health Case Finder to identify patients whose most recent diagnosis code has a 'review' episode as this will not count for the register.
Update- miscellaneous minor coding updates.

5.21 Time Sensitive QOF 

 

V3.20

QOF Update - Moved Cancer, COPD and Depression folders to subfolder 'Retired' in line with QOF changes; Updated AST012 in line with 25/26 QOF changes.

 

4.15 Conditions - LD + Autism

 

V2.60

Update - relevant dates updated for new QOF year.

 

1.12 Chronic Disease Risk Stratification 

 

V2.20

Update - care home code list updated to ensure consistency with other folders; Corrected an error in CVD-PP Priority ?Review statin search.

 

3.25 Pneumococcal Searches

 

V1.30

Updates - Exclude Actikerall 5mg/g/100mg/g cutaneous solution & Fluorouracil 0.5%/Salicylic acid 10% cutaneous solution from Immunosuppressed searches; Refined care home code list to align with other content; Removed 'skin graft failure' from eligibility search.





4th April 2025


Search Folder

Version

Description


4.14 Conditions - Cancer

 

V5.10

New - Pancreatic case-finder searches.
Update - Care home code list refined and updated


24 March 2025


Search Folder

Version

Description

 

3.10 COVID Spring Booster Searches

 

V1.20

Update - Refined immunosuppressant drug list to take out some erroneous topical preparations in response to customer feedback.

2.25 Prescribing - Other

 

V4.70

New - searches to identify patients who may be eligible for referral to the NHS pharmacy Contraception Service.

 

2.15Prescribing CAS Alerts

 

V5.00

New - search for patients on Promixin 1million unit powder for nebuliser solution who may need to be referred to their respiratory specialist for an alternative.

 

4.11 Conditions - Frailty, Care Homes and EOL

 

V19.40

Update - full suite reviewed and updated to new format of reports.

7.10 Team + Usage Searches

 

V24.0

New - activity reports for Community Pharmacy Contraception Services and Community Pharmacy Blood Pressure Service referral;
Update - Pharmacy First referral code added to identify activity using the new codes


17th March 2025


Search Folder

Version

Description

 

1.20 Ardens Diary Recall System

 

V16.0

New - Added two data quality searches that find insertion of coil entries and no subsequent removal dates in the diary (in Dairy Recall, contraception folder (IUS and IUD))

 

3.21 Childhood Immunisations 

 

V1.10

Update - Restructure of Child imms COVER Programme Uptake folder for clarity.

4.10 Conditions - Cardiovascular 

 

V19.30

New
- AAA screening reports added.
- Added new search 'Statin Primary Prevention in HIV + age >=40y' into CVD Primary Prevention folder.
- Additional searches added to 'QOF Achievement + PCA' searches to surface newly registered/diagnosed hypertensive patients.

Update
 - Updated codelist for Familial Hypercholesterolaemia to remove 'Pure hypercholesterolaemia' and created new data quality search; Refined care home codelist.










Ardens Clinical Templates & Protocols:


Please note the following updates will reflect instantly for Resource Publisher sites. 


January 2025


Template Name

Change Type

Suspected Asthma – Child

Asthma Review – Child

PSA Counselling

Glucose monitoring

New Templates

 

Asthma Review – Adult

NHS Health Check

Chickenpox

Significant Updates


Protocol Name

Change Type

New breast cancer on oestrogen HRT

New Protocol – Alert to warn if patient is taking HRT when a breast cancer diagnosis added.

New Meningioma and on Medroxyprogesterone

New Protocol – Alerts users if they add a new code for meningioma and the person is on high-dose medroxyprogesterone.

Medroxyprogesterone Issue and Meningioma Hx

New Protocol – Alerts if prescribing medroxyprogesterone to a patient with a history of meningioma.


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