Palliative Care Need 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
The contractor establishes and maintains a register of all patients in need of palliative care/support irrespective of age
Numerator
This is a binary indicator (yes/no)
Denominator
This is a continuous variable (number of cases)
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
GP Patient Survey
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
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