These updates are intended for Ardens EMIS customers only. To view a full list of the available Ardens resources click here.
Ardens Searches:
Latest versions of the Ardens searches can be downloaded from the Ardens Portal.
16th June 2025
Search Folder | Version | Description |
| V5.30 | New - search to identify patients of child bearing potential prescribed GLP-1 needing contraception advice. |
| V6.70 | New - associated text columns added to all activity reports. |
| V33.50 | Update - Minor name change and slight re-alignment of the AUDIT alcohol searches. |
10th June 2025
Search Folder | Version | Description |
| V3.40 | These searches have been updated to include some monitoring requirements and to tie them closer to the 'Blood Test Due Analyser'. This has required a new folder which surfaces patients under 18 and also patients who are on medications which are commonly prescribed by secondary care. It should now align with the Blood Test Due Analyser. |
9th June 2025
Search Folder | Version | Description |
| V5.20 | New - search to identify pregnant women on thiopurines who have not had advice on signs/symptoms of ICP. |
1.36 PPA Searches (Personally Administered Drug Claims)
| V24.80 | Update - addition of additional tetanus codes as a result of user feedback. |
| V25.70 | New - we have provided a new suite of 'Data Quality' searches within this folder. These are designed primarily to support those practices whose local contract searches are now delivered as part of an Ardens Manager Dashoard. However, they can be used by all practices wishing to see activity within many of the typically commissioned 'item of service' local services such as phlebotomy and ECG. They support practices in showing ALL coded activity and support those who need to use an 'Enhanced Services Admin' code as part of their claim. More information and support can be found in this support article. |
2nd June 2025
Search Folder | Version | Description |
| V4.8 | New - New searches for UTI prophylaxis without medication review in recommended timeframe. |
| V5.4 | Bugfix - to a pancreatic case finder search and associated reports, small changes to improve alignment with Ardens Manager. |
28th May 2025
Search Folder | Version | Description |
| V19.4 | Minor Update to file structure |
22nd May 2025
Search Folder | Version | Description |
| V2.10 | New - Search for male patients on valproate needing a RAF; Search for female patients needing an ARAF. |
1.31 Administration - Registrations
| V25.90 | (housebound update is SIGNIFICANT) |
| V33.40 | Update - Quarterly done activity now excludes patients done too soon; LD register excluded logic; Codelists updated: Housebound; Care home; Familial Hypercholesterolaemia. |
12th May 2025
Search Folder | Version | Description |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| V9.60 | Update - BP/Chol out of range update as per 25/26 business rules.
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| V5.20 | Update - Pancreatic Cancer Case Finder searches updated |
| 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. |
| V4.00 | QOF update - domains no longer in QOF moved to separate folder but retained for good clinical practice |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
Ardens Clinical Templates & Protocols:
Please note the following updates will reflect instantly for Resource Publisher sites.
March 2025
Template Name | Change Type |
PSD/PDG sections in relevant templates Suicide risk assessment update in relevant templates Injections template Contraception template ABPM coding in relevant templates COPD template Armed Forces updates in relevant templates Smear template Diabetes Review template | Significant Updates
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Protocol Name | Change Type |
NSAID protocol | Updated Protocol |
Pregabalin protocol | Updated Protocol |
PPA protocol | Updated triggers |
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