These updates are intended for Ardens EMIS customers only. To view a full list of the available Ardens resources click here.
Recent Email Communication:
12/08/24 - Seasonal Influenza/RSV/COVID-19 Vaccination Resources
08/07/24 - Patient Info Analyser (New Resource)
25/06/24 - QOF Analyser (New Resource)
17/06/24 - What's New for June - CQRS Webinar (TOMORROW)
20/05/24 - Blood Tests Due Analyser - Update
11/04/24 - Whats New for April
25/03/24 - GP Contract Changes 2024/25
Ardens Searches:
Latest versions of the Ardens searches can be downloaded from the Ardens Portal.
21st February 2025
Search Folder | Version | Description |
3.10 COVID Spring Booster Searches
| V1.00 | New - release of Spring Booster searches. |
| V1.90 | Update - to suite to incorporate new codes. |
| V4.60 | Update - to fix pregnancy codelist and to replace erroneous EMIS code within PSD folder. |
| V4.90 | New search to identify patients who currently have freestyle libre 2 sensors on repeat who should be reviewed to change to freestyle libre 2 plus sensors due to discontinuation. |
| V5.00 | New - folder for MGUS searches. |
| V9.50 | Update - Various minor updates including - minor changes to LD codelist to align with QOF again, remove email column from SMS invite reports; updating mental Health codelist to align with QOF again. |
1.36 PPA Searches (Personally Administered Drug Claims)
| V24.70 | Update - Following an update from the Department of Health and Social Care, from 1 January 2025, GP practices will be able to order sub-dermal contraceptive implants (Nexplanon®) directly from the supplier and claim back the cost. A search to identify potential missing prescriptions and a report for claims have been written to help practices with this. |
10th February 2025
Search Folder | Version | Description |
| V1.40 | Error fix: Cancer - Lower GI - the code 'Anal mass - 1812681000000102' had been erroneously omitted as an exclusion code and has now been added. As a result, users may find that their achievement has increased on this indicator. |
7th February 2025
Search Folder | Version | Description |
| V3.90 | Update - all LD casefinders now remove patients coded as 'Learning disability excluded'. |
| V6.40 | Update - New RSV code added to data quality searches. |
1st February 2025
Search Folder | Version | Description |
5.35 Contracts - SMI Health Check
| V33.40 | Important update - Updated 'work done' searches to require a value where necessary; |
| V33.30 | Update - Added new data quality search and removed a code from some code lists. |
| V31.70 | New - Added reports for consideration before referral: age >=80, dementia, LD, EoL and RA |
| V4.80 | New search to support practices to identify and review patients currently prescribed Hydrocortisone sodium phosphate 100mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules due to supply shortage. |
| V2.00 | Update - Refined pregnancy codelist. |
24th January 2025
Search Folder | Version | Description |
| V24.90 | Update – a coding anomaly in the pregnancy definition has been updated; A coding anomaly in the ‘medical report’ suite has been corrected. |
| V4.70 | New—TriOn Pharma is recalling specific batches of Aactive D3 2000 iu/ml. We have written a search to support practices in identifying and reviewing patients who have been prescribed generic cholecalciferol 2000 units/ml in the last six months. |
| V19.20 | Update – entire suite has been reviewed and updated in line with recent guidance updates. We have taken the opportunity to re-format all the reports for ease of use. |
| V3.80 | Update – Asthma case finders updated in line with new guidance. |
| V25.60 | Update – coding anomaly which caused a minor surgery code to undercount has been fixed; minor coding anomaly in coil searches has been fixed. |
19th January 2025
Search Folder | Version | Description |
| V3.30 | Updates - Updated DOAC monitoring intervals based on new guidance; Added Data Quality searches to identify patients who simply need a re-calculation of CrCl or BMI with monitoring already done; Improved the height monitoring timeframe. |
16th January 2025
Search Folder | Version | Description |
5.35 Contracts - SMI Health Check
| V33.30 | Updated - 'blood glucose' and 'nutritional assessment decline' codelists to match technical requirements. New - added searches/reports to show the differences between the Ardens searches and national extraction. Refined pregnancy codelist. |
12th January 2025
Search Folder | Version | Description |
| V4.60 | New - searches to support practices to identify and review patients currently prescribed novorapid flextouch or insulatard penfill. Consider switching to an alternative due to planned discontinuation from March 2025. |
| V4.90 | Update - Refined the smear done searches; Refined pregnancy codelist where relevant. |
| V6.30 | Update - DOB range added to Compliant Code Last Month - Child Flu to include only 2-3y olds; Refined pregnancy codelist where relevant. |
30th December 2024
Search Folder | Version | Description |
HbA1c Error Search Report | V1.20 | These searches are to support practices affected by the Scarborough Hull York Pathology Service HbA1c issue only. IMPORTANT - When importing these searches into your EMIS web system, please ensure they are saved outside the Ardens searches folder. Searches saved within the Ardens folder are at risk of being overwritten via the national publishing cycle.
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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
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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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