Out of Hours Services Notified of New Syringe Driver Set up
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
England
Publishing Organisation
District Nursing Service quality indicators
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
End of Life and Palliative Care
Defining Attributes
Definition
When a newly requested syringe driver is set up, out of hours services should be notified by end of shift.
Numerator
Number of patients whom OOH were notified by end of district nursing shift.
Denominator
Number of patients who have a syringe driver in place.
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data, Electronic/paper chart records
Data Collection Methods
Patient records can be used to identify whicch patients had a syringe driver set up and when. Cross check these against OOH recrods to determine if/when they were notified.
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