Quality Standards for Diabetes Care Toolkit

Mental health or cognitive problems

Structure

Evidence of local arrangements to ensure that people with mental health conditions are assessed for diabetes and managed appropriately.

Process

(a) The proportion of people with mental health conditions on antipsychotic medication assessed for diabetes within the past year.

Numerator	The number of people in the denominator receiving an assessment for diabetes within the past year
Denominator	The number of people with diagnosis of mental health condition on antipsychotic medication

(b) The proportion of people with mental health conditions and diabetes who have had a diabetes review within the past year.

Numerator	The number of people in the denominator who have had a diabetes review within the past year
Denominator	The number of people with mental health conditions and diabetes

Structure

Evidence of local arrangements to ensure that people with cognitive problems are assessed for diabetes, which is then managed appropriately.

Process

(a) The proportion of people with cognitive problems who are assessed for diabetes.

Numerator	The number of people in the denominator receiving an assessment for diabetes
Denominator	The number of people with cognitive problems

(b) The proportion of people with cognitive problems and diabetes whose diabetes is managed appropriately.

Numerator	The number of people in the denominator whose diabetes is managed appropriately
Denominator	The number of people with cognitive problems and diabetes

Outcome

Appropriate management and ongoing monitoring of individuals with mental health or cognitive problems with diabetes.