Derived from the following 3 data items:-
Denominator:
Denominator: Number of records where Question 'Bone therapy recommended following index fracture' (Qu 4.01) equals any of the following:
• Referred to GP to decide prescription
• Referred for further clinical opinion
• Any named bone-protection treatment in Qu 4.01
AND Followed up is NOT patient dead (Qu 7.01)
Numerator: Patients who match the criteria above and
• in dataset V1 records Question 7.05 'Did the patient confirm adherence to prescribed bone sparing drug' equals 'Continued taking recommended drug' or 'Switched drug'
• in dataset V2 records Question 'Did the patient confirm adherence to prescribed bone sparing drug' equals 'Taking recommended bone therapy' or 'Switched to another bone therapy' or 'No longer clinically appropriate'
Note: V1 are records where the date on which the index fracture that led to FLS contact was diagnosed is before 1 Jan 2018 while V2 is on or after this date.