MH007 - alcohol consumption for SMI
The codes referenced in this article are taken from the NHS Technology Reference Update Distribution (TRUD). Not all of these may be present or selectable in all clinical systems.
The information contained within this article is from version 50 of the Business Rules for Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF).
Indicator definition
Indicator ID | Description |
MH007 | The percentage of patients with schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and other psychoses who have a record of alcohol consumption in the preceding 12 months. |
What do the business rules mean?
Including patients in the indicator
What adds patients in to eligibility?
Patients are included in MH007 if they:
- Have a diagnosis of psychosis, schizophrenia bipolar affective disorder that has not been succeeded by a resolved code
What will remove patients from being eligible?
Patients are can be excluded from MH007 if they have:
- mental health quality indicator care unsuitable for patient coded in the QOF year
- Patients who chose not to have alcohol screening in the QOF year
- patient has chosen not to receive mental health quality indicator care coded in the QOF year
- 2 invite codes 7 days apart within the QOF year
- Diagnosed with mental health in the last 3 months of the QOF year
- Registered with the practice in the last 3 months of the QOF year
What must I do to achieve the indicator
To meet the criteria for MH007, eligible patients must have:
- Alcohol screening recorded within the QOF year
SNOMED codes used in this indicator
Codes for mental health quality indicator care unsuitable for patient (MHPCAPU_COD)
SNOMED code | SNOMED code description |
716301000000102 | Excepted from mental health quality indicators - patient unsuitable (finding) |
Alcohol screening and assessment declined codes (ALCSCRNDEC_COD)
SNOMED code | SNOMED code description |
716301000000102 | Excepted from mental health quality indicators - patient unsuitable (finding) |
Codes indicating the patient has chosen not to receive mental health quality indicator care (MHPCADEC_COD)
SNOMED code | SNOMED code description |
716301000000102 | Excepted from mental health quality indicators - patient unsuitable (finding) |
Invite mental health care review codes (MHINVITE_COD)
SNOMED code | SNOMED code description |
1084191000000101 | Mental health monitoring short message service text invitation (procedure) |
1109921000000106 | Quality and Outcomes Framework quality indicator-related care invitation (procedure) |
1110951000000105 | Quality and Outcomes Framework mental health quality indicator-related care invitation (procedure) |
143431000000108 | Quality and Outcomes Framework mental health quality indicator-related care invitation using preferred method of communication (procedure) |
248551000000108 | Quality and Outcomes Framework mental health quality indicator-related care invitation using preferred method of communication (procedure) |
414668005 | Mental health monitoring first letter (procedure) |
414669002 | Mental health monitoring invitation (procedure) |
414670001 | Mental health monitoring second letter (procedure) |
414671002 | Mental health monitoring third letter (procedure) |
416883000 | Mental health monitoring verbal invitation (procedure) |
Alcohol consumption codes (ALC_COD)
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