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(1-12) Patient Characteristics

NOTE: these are all counts and do not have eligibility criteria.

1. Total Number of Eligible Patients

Calculation

Total number of patients with:

  • a valid NHS number
  • a valid date of birth
  • a valid PDU number
  • a visit date or admission date within the audit period
  • Below the age of 25 at the start of the audit period

Data Items: 1, 13, 2


2. Total Number of New Diagnoses within the Audit Period

Calculation

Total number of patients with:

  • A valid NHS number
  • A valid date of birth
  • A valid PDU number
  • A new diagnosis within the audit period

Data Items: 1, 13, 2, 7


3. Total Number of Eligible Patients with Type 1 Diabetes

Calculation

Total number of patients with:

  • A valid NHS number
  • A valid date of birth
  • A valid PDU number
  • A diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes

Data Items: 1, 13, 2, 6


4. Number of Patients Aged 12+ with Type 1 Diabetes

Calculation

Total number of patients with:

  • A valid NHS number
  • A valid date of birth
  • A valid PDU number
  • A diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes
  • Age 12 or older

Data Items: 1, 13, 2, 6


5. Number of patients with Type 1 diabetes with a complete year of care in the audit period

Calculation

Total number of patients with:

  • A valid NHS number
  • A valid date of birth
  • A valid PDU number
  • A visit date or admission date within the audit period
  • Diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes

Excluding:

  • Date of diagnosis within the audit period
  • Date of leaving service within the audit period

Data Items: 1, 13, 2, 6


6. Total number of patients with T1DM who have completed a year of care and are aged 12 or older

Calculation

Total number of patients with:

  • a valid NHS number
  • an observation within the audit period
  • Age 12 and above at the start of the audit period
  • Diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes

Excluding:

  • Date of diagnosis within the audit period
  • Date of leaving service within the audit period
  • Date of death within the audit period

Data Items: 7, 42


7. Number of patients with Type 1 diabetes who were diagnosed within the audit period

Calculation

Total number of patients with:

  • A valid NHS number
  • An observation within the audit period
  • Age 0-24 years at the start of the audit period
  • Diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes
  • Date of diagnosis within the audit period

Data Items: 1, 13, 2, 6, 7


8. Number of patients who died within audit period

Calculation

Number of eligible patients (measure 1) with:

  • a death date in the audit period

Data Items: 10


9. Number of patients who transitioned/left service within audit period

Calculation

Number of eligible patients (measure 1) with:

  • a leaving date in the audit period

Data Items: 8


10. Number of patients with coeliac disease

Calculation

Number of eligible patients (measure 1) who:

  • most recent observation for item 37 (based on visit date) is 1 = Yes

NOTE: item37 is Has the patient been recommended a Gluten-free diet?

Data Items: 13, 37


11. Number of patients with thyroid disease

Calculation

Number of eligible patients (measure 1) who:

  • most recent observation for item 35 (based on visit date) is either 2 = Thyroxine for hypothyroidism or 3 = Antithyroid medication for hyperthyroidism

NOTE: item35 is At time of, or following measurement of thyroid function, was the patient prescribed any thyroid treatment?

Data Items: 13, 35


12. Number of patients using (or trained to use) blood ketone testing equipment

Calculation

Number of eligible patients (measure 1) whose

  • most recent observation for item 45 (based on visit date) is 1 = Yes

NOTE: item45 is Was the patient using (or trained to use) blood ketone testing equipment at time of visit?

Data Items: 13, 45