Diabetes: register including type
Indicator
The contractor establishes and maintains a register of all patients aged 17 or over with diabetes mellitus, which specifies the type of diabetes where a diagnosis has been confirmed.
Indicator type
General practice indicator suitable for use in the Quality and Outcomes Framework.
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Rationale
It is not possible to undertake planned systematic care for patients with diabetes without a register which forms the basis of a recall system, and is needed in order to audit care.
Source guidance
Type 1 diabetes in adults: diagnosis and management. NICE guideline NG17 (2015, updated 2022)
Type 2 diabetes in adults: management. NICE guideline NG28 (2015, updated 2022)
Specification
A register of people with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus.
Exclusions: None
Minimum population: The indicator would be appropriate to assess performance at individual general practice level.
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