Common Assessment Framework Conducted Within Three Weeks of First DN Visit
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
England
Publishing Organisation
District Nursing Service quality indicators
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Service Delivery and Care Planning
Defining Attributes
Definition
All patients should have a common assessment framework carried out within three weeks of the date of the first district nursing visit.
Numerator
Number of patients with documented common assessment framework.
Denominator
Number of patients on caseload with three or more visits.
Exclusions
Patients who have less than 3 visits e.g. to check on healing of surgical wound.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Common assessment framework held in district nursing office
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
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
Yes
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
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
04 November 2025
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Date Modified 04 November 2025