Summary of smoking indicators for which underlying achievement is published
| General form of the indicator | Patient group | |
|---|---|---|
| Patients with any, or any combination of the following conditions: CHD, stroke or TIA, hypertension, diabetes, COPD or asthma* | All patients aged 15 years+ | |
| Percentage of patients whose notes record smoking status† | SM01: 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 SM03: 2008/2009–2011/2012 SM05: 2012/2013 SMOK002: 2013/2014–2014/2015 | Records 22: 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 Records 23: 2008/2009–2011/2012 SM07: 2012/2013 SMOK001: 2013/2014—retired in 2014/2015 |
| Percentage of patients who are recorded as current smokers whose notes contain a record that smoking cessation advice or referral to a specialist service, where available, has been offered within the previous 15 months‡ | SM02: 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 SM04: 2008/2009–2011/2012 SM06: 2012/2013 SMOK005: 2013/2014–2014/2015 | SM08: 2012/2013 SMOK004: 2013/2014–2014/2015 |
| The practice supports smokers in stopping smoking by a strategy which includes providing literature and offering appropriate therapy. | Information 5: 2006/2007–2011/2012 SMOK003: 2012/2013–2014/2015 | |
*In 2008/2009 chronic kidney disease, asthma, schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder or other psychoses were added to the list of chronic conditions and in 2012/2013 peripheral arterial disease was added.
†For those with chronic conditions, the record must have been made in the past 15 months, reduced to 12 months in 2013/2014, for all patients the period is 27 months, reduced to 24 months in 2013/2014.
‡In 2012/2013 this changed to ‘who have a record of an offer of support and treatment within the preceding 15 months’, the period is 27 months for all patients, reduced to 12 months and 24 months respectively in 2013/2014.
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; TIA, transient ischemic attack.