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. 2016 Jun;159:170–179. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.05.005

Table A.1.

Description of the Quality and Outcomes Framework disease areas and treatments recorded in the Health Survey for England.

Indicator Description
ASTHMA 5 The percentage of patients with asthma who smoke, and whose notes contain a record that smoking cessation advice has been offered within last 15 months
ASTHMA 6 The percentage of patients with asthma who have had an asthma review in the last 15 months
BP3 The percentage of patients with hypertension who smoke, whose notes contain a record that smoking cessation advice has been offered at least once
BP4 The percentage of patients with hypertension in which there is a record of the blood pressure in the past 9 months
CHD4 The percentage of patients with coronary heart disease who smoke, whose notes contain a record that smoking cessation advice has been offered within the last 15 months
CHD7 The percentage of patients with coronary heart disease whose notes have a record of total cholesterol in the previous 15 months
CHD9 The percentage of patients with coronary heart disease with a record in the last 15 months that aspirin, an alternative anti-platelet therapy, or an anti-coagulant is being taken (unless a contraindication or side effects are recorded)
CHD10 The percentage of patients with coronary heart disease who are currently treated with a beta blocker (unless a contraindication or side-effects are recorded)
CHD11 The percentage of patients with a history of myocardial infarction (diagnosed after 1 April 2003) who are currently treated with an ACE inhibitor
DM2 The percentage of patients with diabetes whose notes record BMI in the previous 15 months
DM4 The percentage of patients with diabetes who smoke and whose notes contain a record that smoking cessation advice has been offered in the last 15 months
DM5 The percentage of diabetic patients who have a record of HbA1c or equivalent in the previous 15 months
DM15 The percentage of patients with diabetes with proteinuria or micro-albuminuria who are treated with ACE inhibitors (or A2 antagonists)
MH2 The percentage of patients with severe long-term mental health problems with a review recorded in the preceding 15 months. This review includes a check on the accuracy of prescribed medication, a review of physical health and a review of co-ordination arrangements with secondary care
STROKE2 The percentage of new patients with presumptive stroke (presenting after 01/04/03) who have been referred for confirmation of the diagnosis by CT or MRI scan
STROKE4 The percentage of patients with a history of TIA or stroke who smoke and whose notes contain a record that smoking cessation advice has been offered in the last 15 months
STROKE9 The percentage of patients with a stroke shown to be non-haemorrhagic, or a history of TIA, who have a record that aspirin, an alternative anti-platelet therapy, or an anti-coagulant is being taken (unless a contraindication or side-effects are recorded)