Cancer: Bowel Screening (60 to 74 Years)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
This indicator covers the proportion of eligible people aged 60 to 74 years whose record shows a bowel screening test has been performed within the last 2.5 years. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes.
Numerator
The number of people registered to the practice who were screened adequately in the previous 30 months.
Denominator
The number of eligible people (aged 60 to 74 years) on the last day of the review period.
Exclusions
Numerator and denominator: Persons with a prior registration or prior admission of cancer of a similar type. For further detail, see the NHS England (2023) Methodology and comparison of results using the National Disease Registration Service (NDRS) Cancer Analysis System (CAS) Hospital Episodes Admitted Patient Care (HES-APC) and Datalake HES-APC data.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
NHS