Osteoporosis Registry
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
England
Publishing Organisation
National Health Service (NHS) England: Quality and Outcomes Framework
Type of Quality Indicator
Structure
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Other Clinical
Defining Attributes
Definition
Presence of an established registry of patients aged 50 or over and who have not attained the age of 75 with a record of a fragility fracture on or after 1 April 2012 and a diagnosis of osteoporosis confirmed on DXA scan, and aged 75 or over with a record of a fragility fracture on or after 1 April 2014 and a diagnosis of osteoporosis.
Numerator
This is a descriptive categorical indicator.
Denominator
This is a descriptive categorical indicator.
Exclusions
Patients aged 50 or over and under the age of 75 in whom a diagnosis of osteoporosis has not been confirmed with DXA scanning, Patients with fragility fractures sustained in the last three months of the year
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
NHS England reporting
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes
Source and Reference Attributes
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