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Ardens Searches:
Latest versions of the Ardens searches can be downloaded from the Ardens Portal.
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. |
4th April 2025
Search Folder | Version | Description |
| V5.10 | New - Pancreatic case-finder searches. |
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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