Delivering independent intelligence for health and wellbeing Session 3: NDTMS Core data set G ADULT SERVICES Part 2: All Other Changes Jill Smith Public Health Liaison Manager North East Public Health Observatory National Drug (and Alcohol) Treatment Monitoring System
Delivering independent intelligence for health and wellbeing Core Data Set G – Adult Services Summary of changes and additions (Part 2): Consent statements Referral Sources Children Living With Injecting Status New Drugs Codes for Employment Status Sexuality Codes renamed Previous Hep B infected codes redefined Hepatitis C status redefined General: Bring NDTMS fields/reference items in line with NHS Data Dictionary Codes, removing ‘meaningless blanks’
Delivering independent intelligence for health and wellbeing Core Data Set G – Adult Services Consent Statements Yes the person has consented No the person has not consented
Delivering independent intelligence for health and wellbeing Referral Sources: Drug & Alcohol Services Code 5 Arrest Referral/DIP Codes 63,64,65 Code 63: Arrest Referral Code 64: DIP Code 65: Criminal Justice Other Referral Sources: Drug Services New Code 53 Job Centre Plus Referral Sources: Alcohol Services New Code 56: Employer New Code 57: ATR (Alcohol Treatment Requirement) New Code 58: Peer i.e. other service user Core Data Set G – Adult Services
Delivering independent intelligence for health and wellbeing Children Living With (at presentation only) Existing Options Code 0: No children living with the client Code 1: 1 Child living with client Code 2: 2 Children living with client Up to 97 Additional option added Code 98: Client declined to answer Core Data Set G – Adult Services
Delivering independent intelligence for health and wellbeing Injecting Status New Code Z: Client declined to answer Core Data Set G – Adult Services
Delivering independent intelligence for health and wellbeing New Drug items New Code 3113: Methylone New Code 3114: Mephedrone New Code 9996: No Second Drug New Code 9997: No Third Drug ****New laminated sheet for all key workers Core Data Set G – Adult Services
Delivering independent intelligence for health and wellbeing Employment Status 2 new codes, explicit definition/expansion of existing codes Code 1: Regular Employment – same Code 2: Pupil/Student – same Code 5: Other – same Code 6: Not known – same Code 3: Economically Inactive Codes: 9,10,11 Code 9: Long-term sick or disabled, those who are receiving incapacity benefits, income support or both. Code 10: Homemaker looking after the family or home and who are not working or actively seeking work. Core Data Set G – Adult Services
Delivering independent intelligence for health and wellbeing Employment Status Code 4: Unemployed Codes: 12,13,14 Code 12: Unemployed and seeking work. Code 13: Not receiving benefits and not working or actively seeking work Code 14: Unpaid voluntary work and not working or actively seeking work Code 15: New code Retired from Paid Work Code Z: New code Not Stated (person asked but declined to answer) Core Data Set G – Adult Services
Delivering independent intelligence for health and wellbeing Sexuality Code 2 codes renamed: Code G: Previously Gay now Homosexual Code Z: Previously Not Disclosed now Not Recorded Core Data Set G – Adult Services
Delivering independent intelligence for health and wellbeing Previously Hepatitis B Infected 2 codes redefined Yes has had a previous Hepatitis B infection diagnosed No has never had a previous Hepatitis B infection diagnosed Z = Not known Core Data Set G – Adult Services
Delivering independent intelligence for health and wellbeing Hepatitis C Positive 2 codes redefined Yes is Hepatitis C positive No is not Hepatitis C positive Z = Not known Core Data Set G – Adult Services
Delivering independent intelligence for health and wellbeing Questions 1.If a client is in treatment for legal highs (only) what do you enter into the Main substance field? 2.If a client is only in Treatment for alcohol, do you leave the second and third substance fields blank? 3.If a client has had a Hepatitis B infection but is not infected now then answer No to Previously Hepatitis B infected. True or false? 4.If a client does not want to talk about their injecting behaviour, should you leave the Injecting Status field blank? Core Data Set G – Adult Services