Coding
Questions to consider
- is our practice’s coding of dementia robust?
- are we getting the right in information back from memory services?
- how can we use our dementia register better to support our patients with dementia, and their carers/families?
DRIVER: Accurate coding and recording on GP QOF Dementia Register
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| Introduce a set of standard Read codes for routine use in the General Practice to be applied for cases of established dementia (moderate to severe). |
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Audit and reconcile referrals to memory services, and General Practice dementia register (QOF DEM1) to ensure that
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Review records of patients with the following codes:
Implement local protocol for review of patients with memory problems, and mild cognitive disorder. |
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| Review/recall patients where absence of a code, the code, or the patient’s presentation indicates that a review would be appropriate. | ||
Consider also the needs of carers:
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