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The proportion of adults with a diagnosis of diabetes who have a recording of myocardial infarction (MI), stroke and/or end-stage kidney disease.

Indicator type

Network / system level indicator.

The indicator would be appropriate to understand and report on the performance of networks or systems of providers.

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Rationale

Myocardial infarction (MI), stroke and end-stage kidney disease are all complications associated with diabetes. The aim of diabetes care is to help prevent these complications; high rates of these may indicate poor care.

Specification

Numerator: The number in the denominator with a Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) record of MI, stroke or end-stage kidney disease.

Denominator: The number of people with diabetes.

Calculation: Indirectly age and sex standardised ratio.

Exclusions: People under 18 years.

Data source: National Diabetes Audit (NDA).

Minimum population: The indicator would be appropriate to understand and report on the performance of networks or systems of providers.

ISBN: 978-1-4731-5871-9