Section 2: clinical indicators

Summary of all Clinical Indicators

Secondary Prevention in Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)

Indicator

Points

Payment Stages

 

Records

CHD 1. The practice can produce a register of patients with coronary heart disease

6

 

Diagnosis and initial management

CHD 2. The percentage of patients with newly diagnosed angina (diagnosed after 1 April 2003) who are referred for exercise testing and/or specialist assessment

7

25-90%

 

Ongoing Management

CHD 3. The percentage of patients with coronary heart disease whose notes record smoking status in the past 15 months, except those who have never smoked where smoking status need be recorded only once

7

25-90%

 

CHD 4. The percentage of patients with coronary heart disease who smoke, whose notes contain a record that smoking cessation advice or referral to a specialist service, where available, has been offered within the last 15 months

4

25-70%

 

CHD 5. The percentage of patients with coronary heart disease whose notes have a record of blood pressure in the previous 15 months

7

25-90%

 

CHD 6. The percentage of patients with coronary heart disease in whom the last blood pressure reading (measured in the last 15 months) is 150/90 or less

19

25-70%

 

CHD 7. The percentage of patients with coronary heart disease whose notes have a record of total cholesterol in the previous 15 months

7

25-90%

 

CHD 8.The percentage of patients with coronary heart disease whose last measured total cholesterol (measured in last 15 months) is 5 mmol/l or less

16

15-60%

 

CHD 9. 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)

7

25-90%

 

CHD 10. The percentage of patients with coronary heart disease who are currently treated with a beta blocker (unless a contraindication or side-effects are recorded)

7

25-50%

 

CHD 11. The percentage of patients with a history of myocardial infarction (diagnosed after 1 April 2003) who are currently treated with an ACE inhibitor

7

25-70%

 

CHD 12. The percentage of patients with coronary heart disease who have a record of influenza immunisation in the preceding 1 September to 31 March

7

25-85%

 

Sub Set - Left Ventricular Dysfunction

 

Records

LVD 1. The practice can produce a register of patients with CHD and left ventricular dysfunction

4

 

Diagnosis and initial management

LVD 2. The percentage of patients with a diagnosis of CHD and left ventricular dysfunction (diagnosed after 1 April 2003) which has been confirmed by an echocardiogram

6

25-90%

 

Ongoing Management

LVD 3. The percentage of patients with a diagnosis of CHD and left ventricular dysfunction who are currently treated with ACE inhibitors (or A2 antagonists)

10

25-70%

 

Stroke and Transient Ischaemic Attacks

Indicator

Points

Payment Stages

 

Records

STROKE 1. The practice can produce a register of patients with Stroke or TIA

4

 

STROKE 2. The percentage of new patients with presumptive stroke (presenting after 1 April 2003) who have been referred for confirmation of the diagnosis by CT or MRI scan

2

25-80%

 

Ongoing Management

STROKE 3. The percentage of patients with TIA or stroke who have a record of smoking status in the last 15 months, except those who have never smoked where smoking status should be recorded at least once since diagnosis

3

25-90%

 

STROKE 4. The percentage of patients with a history of TIA or stroke who smoke and whose notes contain a record that smoking cessation advice or referral to a specialist service, if available, has been offered in the last 15 months

2

25-70%

 

STROKE 5. The percentage of patients with TIA or stroke who have a record of blood pressure in the notes in the preceding 15 months

2

25-90%

 

STROKE 6. The percentage of patients with a history of TIA or stroke in whom the last blood pressure reading (measured in last 15 months) is 150/90 or less

5

25-70%

 

STROKE 7. The percentage of patients with TIA or stroke who have a record of total cholesterol in the last 15 months

2

25-90%

 

STROKE 8. The percentage of patients with TIA or stroke whose last measured total cholesterol (measured in last 15 months) is 5 mmol/l or less

5

25-60%

 

STROKE 9. 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)

4

25-90%

 

STROKE 10. The percentage of patients with TIA or stroke who have had influenza immunisation in the preceding 1 September to 31 March

2

25-85%

 

Hypertension

Indicator

Points

Payment Stages

Records

BP 1. The practice can produce a register of patients with established hypertension

9

 

Diagnosis and initial management

BP 2. The percentage of patients with hypertension whose notes record smoking status at least once

10

25-90%

 

BP 3. The percentage of patients with hypertension who smoke, whose notes contain a record that smoking cessation advice or referral to a specialist service, if available, has been offered at least once

10

25-90%

 

Ongoing Management