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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.
20th December 2024
Search Folder | Version | Description |
| V3.20 | Update - Enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drug searches updated to match new guidance. |
| V4.50 | New – suite of searches to support practices in prioritising structured medication reviews and to see the outcomes of these reviews. Update – several minor updates.
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1.20 Ardens Diary Recall System
| V15.90 | New – Addition of a new report in each folder to show patients who have a diary outstanding that appears to have been actioned. |
| V20.20 | New – search for diabetic medication sick day advice. Update – a few small updates to codelists. |
13th December 2024
Search Folder | Version | Description |
4.10 Conditions - Cardiovascular
| V19.20 | Minor update - NHYA codes removed from HF searches |
| V3.10 | Minor update - Invitation search names updated for clarity. |
4.15 Conditions - Learning Disability
| V2.50 | Update - LD health checks searches updated. |
| V1.50 | Minor update - On AKI at risk drug definition updated |
8th December 2024
Search Folder | Version | Description |
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| Update - Addition of topiramate pregnancy prevention SNOMED codes to search. |
30th November 2024
Search Folder | Version | Description |
| V33.20 | Minor name changes to reports\n\nUpdates to Cholesterol and Alcohol indicators; Familial Hypercholesterolemia (eligibility exclusion) codelist expanded. |
| V1.90 | Significant update - This suite has been reviewed and updated. The following folders were updated as part of this review:\nAnticholinergic, Diabetes, DMARDs, Frailty, Gastroenterology, Mental Health, NSAIDs, Potentially addictive, Renal, Respiratory, Womens Health. All reports are now in the new format, with the 'patient list report' showing useful data to help users identify why a patient is included. |
26th November 2024
Search Folder | Version | Description |
| V6.20 | Update - Pneumococcal searches updated to more closely follow business rules. Note - if a patient has a 5-yrly booster after the start of the fiscal year, they will not be extracted for manual claim - i.e. pt vaccinated October 2019 then November 2024, they will not be picked up and require manual claim for which we have provided a search. |
| V3.60 | Update - diabetes and NDH casefinders updated to absorb content previously in the 'Conditions - Diabetes' folder; new Heart Failure casefinder added due to removal of NYHA codes from QOF heart failure register. |
| V19.10 | New - new 'Case finder' search to identify young people (6y-18y) with 6+ SABA over past 12 months and not on the asthma register. |
18th November 2024
Search Folder | Version | Description |
1.31 Administration - Registrations
| V25.70 | Update - the 'Named GP' search to correct an error. |
| V2.80 | Update - to BP codes used in Leflunomide searches. |
1.36 PPA Searches (Personally Administered Drug Claims)
| V24.60 | Update – to ensure code list accuracy. |
4.10 Conditions - Cardiovascular
| V19.10 | Update : Some previous NCD searches have been moved to this suite. |
| V20.10 | Significant Update - review and overhaul of the entire suite to introduce more patient list report for ease of use and to update the code list and logic as required. |
| V20.40 | Update—Due to a known code list discrepancy relating to AF008 and, more specifically, DOAC contraindication codes, we have refined our resources to fully align with the business rules. (Note—see folder 5.22 Contracts QOF—Misc for data quality searches to support any change this has incurred.) |
| V4.30 | Update - Due to a known codelist discrepancy relating to AF008 and more specifically DOAC contraindication codes we have refined our resources to fully align with the business rules. This includes a data quality search to support with re-coding if needed. |
4th November 2024
Search Folder | Version | Description |
3.20 Vaccinations - Other | V26.40 | Update – erroneous cutaneous preparation removed from the immunosuppression drug list. |
| V1.80 | New - New FGM search added. |
3rd November 2024
Search Folder | Version | Description |
| V25.50 | Update - Minor surgery injections/aspirations report corrected as contained erroneous columns. |
| V20.30 | Update - Updated BP codelists to match updated national code clusters. |
| V6.10 | Update – erroneous cutaneous preparation removed from the immunosuppression drug list. |
| V4.80 | Update - Added pelvic radiotherapy codes as exclusions (for consideration) to Cervical Smear sub reports. |
| V4.40 | New - New search to allow practices to identify patients prescribed labetolol 200mg who may need a review and a suitable alternative product is prescribed due to product recall. |
| V4.20 | Update - Updated BP codelists to match updated national code clusters. New - data quality search to identify anyone who is now ‘out of range’ following an update to national code clusters. |
| V3.00 | New - Recall system now allows users to recall those patients requiring blood tests separately from those who only require non-blood monitoring. |
3.15 Vaccinations - Flu 2024-25
| V2.80 | New - ‘review before’ search to surface patients with an older high BMI as they are not included for automatic recall (note – these patients also need a recent BMI to maintain the QOF Obesity register). Update – erroneous cutaneous preparation removed from the immunosuppression drug list. |
| V2.70 | Update - Updated BP codelist in Mirabegron safety alert search. |
| V1.70 | Update – refined obesity eligibility logic to mirror that of flu (requiring a high BMI in last 2y) – added ‘review before’ search to surface patients with an older high BMI (note – these patients also need a recent BMI to maintain the QOF Obesity register). |
3.16 Vaccinations - Flu & COVID
| V1.50 | Update – refined obesity logic as per COVID search suite. |
| V1.50 | Update – erroneous cutaneous preparation removed from the immunosuppression drug list. |
| V1.20 | Update – erroneous cutaneous preparation removed from the immunosuppression drug list. |
Ardens Clinical Templates & Protocols:
Please note the following updates will reflect instantly for Resource Publisher sites.
December 2024
Template Name | Change Type |
Suspected Asthma template Osteoporosis Menopause and HRT Headache Sexual Health templates Contraception IUC Coil Implant Delirium Suspected Dementia EBI templates | Significant Updates
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Protocol Name | Change Type |
BRCA | New Protocol |
NPSA steroid card | Update |
ADHD protocols | Update |
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