Forum: Posts Pre August 2006

My practices are raising concerns with Depression 2. Although the Business Rules clearly state ALL patients with newly diagnosed depression. When you look at the Read Codes listed under the...

Does anyone have have any documented advice / tips available for using MIQUEST on a TOREX Synergy system. The practice suggest using the Report Server, do others use this method. All comments...

Has anyone got a standard Mental health invite letter which is nicely worded that they are prepared to share? Also, has anyone seen any figures giving us an idea of expected prevalence for MH...

Do any PCT's have service level agreements for data collection outside of PRIMIS. For example, collating data for the LDP or Healthcare Commission audits? Shabina Khalifa North Warwickshire PCT

I had a call from a very perplexed GP (list size 10,000) whose MH register has incresed from 67 patients under the old QOF, to over 500 in the revised one! It would appear that the code E112....

I wonder if anyone has come across the following problem and might know how to solve it: One my practices has just run two MIQUEST queries (on Vision), the queries were then exported from Vision...

One of our practices (EMIS PCS) has noticed that the QOF new smoking indicators appears to include all Asthmatics whatever their age. The old Asthma 4 used to be age >20. Has anyone else noticed...

I've just had to take Chart V2.0.2 off a PM's PC and reinstate V2.0.1 because of the way it opens up in a minimized window. (It doesn't always do this. On my laptop it's fine - but on other PCs...

In line with achieving levels for the GSF for pallative care patients, our GP's would like a software/ tool that automatically issues FP10 for prescribing "Dying Phase" drugs with standard dose for...

Does anyone have any strong views on the most appropriate method of tape rotation for GP practices? We have been advising use of a 10-tape system but I cannot find any firm guidance on this subject...

Hi I've had a query from a practice about which templates to use for the new QOF in Emis LV. I haven't looked at LV for ages, does it provide standard templates for the QOF? and have they provided...

Ive been looking at the 9i ethnicity coding structure, thought I had it cracked until code 9i0 came along. Logic indicates to me that this code should be for White British individuals but browsers...

Hi there, Is anyone else trying to deal with the data from the Pnu At Risk groups MIQUEST queries? It seems to be a big job to count all the groups and vaccinations - has anyone else set up a...

I am due to visit my first EMIS PCS practice to set them up for running MIQUEST queries, can anyone offer any helpful suggestions please. Have no idea what to expect, this practice migrated from...

The diabetes query for associated codes has picked up patients prescribed Dioralyte? Why is this being picked up as part of the diabetes search when it is clear from the record that the patient does...

Does anyone know whether computer number can be added to a report style query in Vision? It used to report back a series of numbers/letters that were completely unrecognisable and having been on...

Does anyone know of any guidance for GP practices for checking/verifying and updating patient demographic details? thanks Vanessa

Is anyone else having difficulty in obtaining data for the LDPR? Around 25% of practices have failed to run the Smok/Obes queries by the deadline and hardly any practices have provided the...

Hi, I wonder if someone could help. My PCT is looking at offering a LES for chronic disease management. Unfortunately I can't see any easy way of gathering this data for practices, we are...

Please find attached download URL to the latest version of Teesside Primary Care Informatics (TPCI) nGMS Read code guidance. We have spent some considerable time creating the document and feel that,...

In the absence of the QMAS reports are people collecting this data via any other means?

As you are no doubt aware, the latest release of the QOF Business rules (version 8.0) has a number of errors and omissions. We have been asked by a number of practices recently about DM22 The...

Does anyone have a PCT policy for Paperlight Practices? It was mentioned at a recent NHS CfH conference that PCTs should hold a policy which informs practices how to become paperlight accredited...

Given the current financial climate in the NHS