Newly Requested Syringe Drivers Set up Within Four Hours
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
England
Publishing Organisation
University of Bristol: District Nursing Service quality indicators
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
End of Life and Palliative Care
Defining Attributes
Definition
Newly requested syringe drivers should be set up within four hours of the decision being made (when anticipatory prescribing is in place).
Numerator
Number of patients whose syringe driver was set up within four hours.
Denominator
Number of patients who have a syringe driver in place.
Exclusions
Patients for whom anticipatory prescribing was not in place. Patients who refuse a syringe driver.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Electronic/paper chart records
Data Collection Methods
Patient records
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
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025