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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.
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. |
22nd October 2024
Search Folder | Version | Description | |
| V19.10 | Updates made to OPTIMISE COPD folder. | ||
| 2.15Prescribing CAS Alerts | V4.30 | Update - Kay-Cee-L search name and description amended to reflect updated NPSA alert | |
| V1.10 | Udate - there has been a fix to the new 5-yearly recall searches to remove a code which was erroneously including patients. We have taken the opportunity to make a few other tweaks to make these more useful too. |
21st October 2024
Search Folder | Version | Description |
| V1.80 | Update - Significant review and overhaul of the following folders - Cardiovascular, Corticosteroid, Dermatology, Endocrine, Genitourinary, Haematology, Infections, Musculoskeletal, Neurology. |
| V4.40 | New - search for patients on hospital meds not recently issued – for info/audit purposes. |
4.11 Conditions - Frailty, Care Homes and EOL
| V19.30 | Update - Minor changes due to searches being moved from former NCD suite. |
5.21 QOF Time Sensitive | V3.00 | Update - Minor changes to report names. |
| V4.10 | New - Search added to show patients >45 + ethnic minority and no BP in last 5y. |
1.20 Ardens Diary Recall System
| V15.80 | Minor update - One folder name for clarity. |
15th October 2024
Search Folder | Version | Description |
| V1.00 | New – this is a new folder as we have removed the pneumococcal searches from ‘3.20 vaccinations – Other’. The suite now contains 5-yearly recall searches for those eligible. Whole suite has been tidied. |
3.25 Vaccinations – Pneumococcal | V1.00 | New—This is a new folder, as we have removed the pneumococcal searches from ‘3.20 vaccinations—Other’. The suite now contains 5-yearly recall searches for those eligible. The whole suite has been tidied. |
| V2.60 | Minor update - definitions in the subsearch: “Has Childbearing potential + aged >=8y + <55y” to include subtotal hysterectomy codes. |
| V4.70 | Update - Bowel screening – eligible age now 54-74; non-responders include those coded as such and also those who are overdue screening; additional minor changes to aid use. |
| V19.00 | New – OPTIMISE COPD reports added to the suite. New – added to the Alerts suite - On inhalers - ?Review and consider non-MDI switch and Asthma - ?Review as >=3 ICS issued in last 12M and no asthma review. |
3.20 Vaccinations - Other | V26.30 | Update - this suite has had child immunisations and pneumococcal removed from it; whole suite has been tidied for ease of use. |
13th October 2024
Search Folder | Version | Description |
3.16 Vaccinations - Flu & COVID
| V1.40 | Update- Restructure so patients who've had one vaccine type can show in the "only eligible" list for the other vaccine type |
| V24.40 | Update – additional ‘carer health check’ code added. |
1.32 Administration - Appointments
| V24.60 | Update – additional code added to ‘signposting’ searches; formatting updates to make searches easier to use. |
| V24.80 | Minor update – new codes added to some death searches; updated formatting. |
| V25.60 | Update - Formatting updates only to make searches easier to use.
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5.35 Contracts - SMI Health Check
| V33.20 | Update- Additional search to show patients who opt out of national data extraction. |
5th October 2024
Search Folder | Version | Description |
| V6.00 | Update – RSV – tweak made to closer align with business rules – we had not included the requirement for ‘is GMS’ which will be required on the extract. Update – Shingles – SHROU15 report updated to expand the DoB range to that included in the updated Business Rules (those born 1/9/58 – 31/8/60).
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4th October 2024
Search Folder | Version | Description |
3.16 Vaccinations - Flu & COVID
| V1.30 | Update - Included additional Multiple sclerosis codes to Patients with CNS disease, including significant learning disorder risk factor group |
| V1.40 | Update – Case finders folder restructured and new reports added; New data quality folder created. |
| V1.60 | Update - Included additional Multiple sclerosis codes to Patients with CNS disease, including significant learning disorder risk factor group. |
| V1.70 | Update – Addition of a new code indicating a child is no longer cause for concern. |
| V4.20 | New - search to allow practices to identify patients currently receiving prescriptions for Epimax ointment. Practices may wish to consider contacting patients to provide advice on application, given recent MHRA advice. New - search to identify men on valproate, to offer contraception advice as per MHRA alert. |
25th September 2024
Search Folder | Version | Description |
| V2.90 | Update - Minor name changes only, to ensure clarity on the recall reports. |
| V5.90 | Urgent fix – RSV searches have been updated as the data quality was over inclusive and was picking up patients who had been appropriately vaccinated and coded. |
21st September 2024
Search Folder | Version | Description |
1.12 Chronic Disease Risk Stratification
| V2.10 | Minor update - LD subreport to add back ‘refset’. |
2.20 Prescribing Monitoring | V2.80 | Significant update – review of entire suite in light of updates to national guidance and re-structure of some parts to aid use. |
5.21 Time Sensitive QOF | V2.90 | Minor Update - change to name of one asthma report to clarify intent. |
| V3.50 | New - casefinder for CKD. Re-structure of searches to new, simplified format. |
| V4.00 | Minor Update - to correct error in cancer exception report. |
1.20 Ardens Diary Recall System
| V15.70 | Update - addition of new elements in preparation for update to Diary Recall System.
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| V24.70 | Update - restructure of reports within folders. Addition of new SARS report searches to complement forthcoming template update. |
19th September 2024
Search Folder | Version | Description |
3.16 Vaccinations - Flu & COVID
| V1.20 | Update—These searches have been updated to alter the age eligibility for COVID vaccination to bring it in line with flu for over 65s, as per the recent guidance update. Note—any additional patients will appear within the invitation searches if they have not yet been invited, in the same way that new registrations, etc., would. |
| V20.00 | Update – SGLY2i searches refined to remove patients if it is clear that consideration of SGLT2i is not appropriate. |
Ardens Clinical Templates & Protocols:
Please note the following updates will reflect instantly for Resource Publisher sites.
November 2024
Template Name | Change Type |
BRCA Positive Patient Review
| New Template
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Death Documentation Travel Vaccinations Headache Menopause and HRT Fever in Child NHS Health Check 6 – 8 Week Baby Check Hyperlipidaemia Deep Vein Thrombosis & Superficial Thrombophlebitis Anticoagulation Medication Safety Review | Significant Updates
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