• Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010759
  • 2014 Nov

Epilepsy: percentage of children with epilepsy who were commenced on antiepileptic drugs referred for input by an epilepsy specialist nurse by 1 year.

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:011121
  • 2016 May

Sarcoma: proportion of patients with osteosarcoma who are under the age of 40 who undergo neo-adjuvant combination systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT).

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:011264
  • 2016 Feb

Cutaneous melanoma: proportion of patients with cutaneous melanoma who undergo diagnostic excision biopsy where the surgical pathology report contains a full set of data items (as defined by the current Royal College of Pathologists dataset).

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:011041
  • 2016 Jan

Ovarian cancer: proportion of patients with early stage epithelial ovarian cancer (FIGO stage 1) undergoing primary surgery who have an adequate staging operation involving total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH), bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO), omentectomy and washings.

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:011270
  • 2016 Feb

Cutaneous melanoma: proportion of patients with cutaneous melanoma undergoing wide local excision within 84 days of their diagnostic excision biopsy.

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:002978
  • 2006 Dec
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Health information: proportion of children whose parents received all health information.

Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:008296
  • 2013 Jan

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): proportion of outpatients with COPD and a Medical Research Council (MRC) level of more than 3 who are offered participation in pulmonary rehabilitation at least once every three years.

Competence Centre for Clinical Quality and Health Informatics West; The Danish registry for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:011069
  • 2016 Jun

Bladder cancer: proportion of patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) who are discussed at the multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting before definitive treatment.

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010726
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Long-stay nursing home care: percent of residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; RTI International

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:011038
  • 2016 Jan

Ovarian cancer: proportion of patients with stage 1 epithelial ovarian cancer having Risk of Malignancy Index (RMI) assessed and recorded in their notes prior to any definitive surgical intervention.

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:011155
  • 2016 Jun

Testicular cancer: proportion of patients with stage I seminoma receiving adjuvant single dose carboplatin area under the curve of 7 mg/ml/min (AUC7), based on ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA) clearance, within 8 weeks of orchidectomy.

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010671
  • 2013 Jan

Cancer screening: percentage of women aged 51 to 74 years who have had at least one mammogram performed during the measurement year or the year prior to the measurement year.

The Israel National Program for Quality Indicators in Community Healthcare

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:011231
  • 2017 Feb

Lung cancer: proportion of patients with non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who receive curative treatment (radical radiotherapy, radical chemoradiotherapy or surgical resection) who undergo PET CT prior to start of treatment.

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:011191
  • 2015 Sep

Lymphoma: proportion of patients with nodal, non-bulky stage 1a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) who receive local radiotherapy, in combination with chemotherapy.

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:011105
  • 2016 Oct

Renal cancer: proportion of patients with T1aN0M0 renal cell carcinoma (RCC) who undergo nephron sparing surgery (NSS) (laparoscopic partial nephrectomy or open partial nephrectomy).

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:011158
  • 2016 Jun

Testicular cancer: proportion of patients with stage I testicular non-seminomatous (or mixed) germ cell tumour (NSGCT) who undergo at least three CT scans of the abdomen +/- chest and pelvis within 14 months of diagnosis.

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010756
  • 2014 Nov

Epilepsy: percentage of children with epilepsy, with input by a consultant paediatrician with expertise in epilepsies by 1 year.

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:011175
  • 2016 Aug

Cervical cancer: proportion of patients with cervical cancer who have an MRI of the pelvis performed prior to definitive treatment.

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:011118
  • 2016 May

Sarcoma: proportion of patients with extremity sarcoma who undergo a primary limb-sparing surgery.

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:011267
  • 2016 Feb

Cutaneous melanoma: proportion of patients with cutaneous melanoma who undergo sentinel node biopsy (SNB) where the SNB report contains a full set of data items (as defined by the current Royal College of Pathologists dataset).

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce