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Links to the below archived indicators with their definitions under CQUIN Prescribing, Stewardship and Sepsis available for information:

CQUIN Prescribing Indicators

92201 - Defined daily dose of antibiotics dispensed by Acute Trusts pharmacies to all inpatients and outpatients per 1000 admissions; CQUIN data

92203 - Defined daily dose of antibiotics dispensed by Acute Trusts pharmacies to all inpatients and outpatients per 1000 occupied bed-days; CQUIN data

92222 - Defined daily dose of piperacillin/tazobactam dispensed by Acute Trusts pharmacies to all inpatients and outpatients per 1000 admissions; CQUIN data

92223 - Defined daily dose of piperacillin/tazobactam dispensed by Acute Trusts pharmacies to all inpatients and outpatients per 1000 occupied bed-days; CQUIN data

92224 - Defined daily dose of carbapenems dispensed by Acute Trusts pharmacies to all inpatients and outpatients per 1000 admissions; CQUIN data

92225 - Defined daily dose of carbapenems dispensed by Acute Trusts pharmacies to all inpatients and outpatients per 1000 occupied bed-days; CQUIN data

93042 - Four quarter rolling rate of total antibiotic prescribing per 1000 admissions; CQUIN data by acute trust

93044 - Four quarter rolling rate of total antibiotic prescribing per 1000 admissions; CQUIN data by acute trust

93045 - Four quarter rolling rate of carbapenem prescribing per 1000 admissions; CQUIN data by acute trust and quarter

93317 - Proportion of total antibiotic prescribing from the "Access" category of the WHO Essential Medicines List AWaRe index; CQUIN data

93425 - Total antibiotic prescribing DDDs per 1000 admissions; CQUIN data by quarter and acute trust

93426 - Carbapenem prescribing DDDs per 1000 admissions; CQUIN data by quarter and acute trust

93548 - Percentage of single dose surgical antibiotic prophylaxis prescriptions that meet the NICE NG125 guidance regarding the choice of antibiotic for patients who have undergone elective colorectal surgery; by quarter

93549 - Percentage of antibiotic prescriptions for lower UTI in older people meeting NICE NG109 guidance and UKHSA Diagnosis of UTI guidance in terms of diagnosis and treatment; by quarter

CQUIN Stewardship Indicator

92516 - Percentage of antibiotic prescriptions with evidence of review within 72 hours; by quarter

92908 - Percentage of antibiotic prescriptions reviewed within 72 hours with a stop decision documented; by quarter

92910 - Percentage of antibiotic prescriptions reviewed within 72 hours with a stop, switch or IV to oral switch decision documented; by quarter

93075 - Quarterly proportion of patients admitted to inpatient departments who received antibiotics within 1 hour of recognition of deterioration

93428 - Percentage of antibiotic prescriptions reviewed within 72 hours with a continue decision documented; by quarter

93429 - Percentage of antibiotic prescriptions reviewed within 72 hours with an IV-oral switch decision documented; by quarter

93430 - Percentage of antibiotic prescriptions reviewed within 72 hours with a switch decision documented; by quarter

93460 - Percentage of antibiotic prescriptions with evidence of review within 72 hours by an appropriate clinician with a documented outcome plus an IV to oral switch assessment for IV prescriptions; by quarter

CQUIN Sepsis Indicator

93076 - Quarterly proportion of patients admitted to inpatient departments who were screened for sepsis having met the appropriate criteria

93461 - Quarterly proportion of patients within the Emergency Department who were screened for sepsis having met the appropriate criteria

93462 - Quarterly proportion of patients who present with suspected sepsis to emergency departments and were administered intravenous antibiotics within 1 hour