CDRC have developed reports to identify patients who may not be correctly coded, to consider for testing, treatment and to improve prescribing safety of NSAIDs.
Accessing the Rheumatology Population Reporting Searches
Until recently, CDRC’s EMIS Population Reports have been made available to access directly from the CDRC website. However, this has meant that there is no way of ensuring that they are being used appropriately and updated as necessary, representing a risk.
You can still access these reports directly from the CDRC team by emailing contact-cdrc@healthinnovationnenc.org.uk ; a member of the CDRC team will be able to provide access to the required reports and any ongoing support.
We endeavour this to be a short-term solution as CDRC are working on a comprehensive support suite, which in the long-term will benefit GP practices using these resources, by providing a more in depth & ongoing support system.
Population Reporting Guidance:
To view CDRC’s focused Population Reporting Rheumatology searches navigate to the CDRC Quality Rheumatology (15th May 2025) folder and open the CDRC Quality Rheumatology Focused Reports folder.
The reports within the Focused Reports folder are split into two groups, Fragility Fracture and NSAID Safety.
The Fragility Fracture (FF) reports help to improve the coding accuracies of your patients. They identify patients who may have a FF, osteoporosis or osteopenia but do not have a code on their record. Reports are available that also identify patients to consider for a Fracture Risk Assessment (FRA), for a DXA scan, or who may benefit from a Bone Sparing Agent.
The NSAID Safety reports will assist with NSAID drug safety by identifying patients who are prescribed an NSAID and have Renal Impairment or are at risk of Renal Impairment
