Percentage of Patients With One or More of the Following Conditions: CHD, Atrial Fibrillation, Chronic Heart Failure, Stroke or TIA, Diabetes or Dementia Who Have Been Screened for Hazardous Drinking Using the FAST or AUDIT-C Tool in the Preceding 2 Years

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
Publishing Organisation
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Dementia Indicators
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Setting-Specific Domain
Interventions to Promote Cognition, Independence and Wellbeing

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of patients with one or more of the following conditions: CHD, atrial fibrillation, chronic heart failure, stroke or TIA, diabetes or dementia who have been screened for hazardous drinking using the FAST or AUDIT-C tool in the preceding 2 years

Numerator

Number of patients in the denominator who have been screened for hazardous drinking using the FAST or AUDIT-C tool in the preceding 2 years

Denominator

Number of patients with one or more of the following conditions: CHD, atrial fibrillation, chronic heart failure, stroke or TIA, diabetes or dementia

Exclusions

People with an existing diagnosis of an alcohol related disease or disorder. Personalised care adjustments or exception reporting should be considered to account for situations where the patient declines, does not attend or if the indicator is not appropriate.

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods

GP Clinical records system

Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools

FAST or AUDIT-C

Domain
Not Assigned
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
No
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Can the Quality Indicator be Readily Implemented at a Population Level in Australia Given its Current Data Landscape?
Implementation of this quality indicator was not assessed.
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025